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Need help with Connections #681? Start with the spoiler-light clues, work through the solving approach, and open the full group breakdown only when you are ready for the answers.
Connections #681: date and rules
This puzzle is Connections #681, published on April 22, 2025. The game presents 16 words; select four that share a category, and each completed group disappears. The groups are color-coded by difficulty: yellow, green, blue, then purple.
Spoiler-controlled hints
These clues identify each category without giving away the four entries. They are ordered from the most accessible group to the most challenging.
- Yellow: Cancel, as a project.
- Green: Seen in a pottery studio.
- Blue: Things that are slippery.
- Purple: Natural producers of heat.
How to approach the grid
Begin with concrete nouns
Look first for a literal, tightly themed set such as studio equipment or materials. A group with one obvious meaning is safer than a category based on a broad association.
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Test short verbs in context
Words that describe everyday actions can hide a project-management meaning. Ask whether each could describe abandoning or removing a planned piece of work, rather than treating it only as a physical action.
Watch for physical-property decoys
A category built around slipperiness may mix an animal, a food-related object, and substances. That variety is intentional: the shared property matters more than grammatical form.
Save broad natural associations for last
The final group links natural phenomena through the heat they produce. Because the connection is a physical property rather than a word pattern, it is easier to confirm after the narrower groups have been removed.
Full answers for Connections #681
Stop here if you still want to solve the puzzle yourself. The complete grouping is:
| Color | Category | Words | Why they fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Cancel, as a project | AXE, CUT, DROP, SCRAP | Each can mean canceling, abandoning, or removing a planned project. |
| Green | Seen in a pottery studio | CLAY, GLAZE, KILN, WHEEL | These are pottery material, surface finish, firing equipment, and shaping equipment. |
| Blue | Things that are slippery | BANANA PEEL, EEL, GREASE, ICE | Each is a familiar slippery object or substance. |
| Purple | Natural producers of heat | FIRE, LIGHTNING, SUN, VOLCANO | Each is a natural source or producer of heat. |
Why the hardest group is purple
Fire, lightning, the sun, and a volcano do not share a common word form or setting. Their link is the broader physical idea of producing heat, which makes the group less immediately visible than the pottery or project-cancellation sets.
Hint levels at a glance
| Hint level | What you see | Spoiler depth |
|---|---|---|
| Category-only | A label such as “Seen in a pottery studio” | Lowest |
| One-word nudge | A single likely member of a group | Moderate |
| Full reveal | All four entries and the category explanation | Highest |
The Bottom Line
Connections #681 uses project-cancellation verbs, pottery terms, slippery things, and natural heat producers as its four groups. Start with the literal categories, then use the broader heat connection to finish.
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