Need a nudge for the June 6, 2025, NYT Connections? Here are four spoiler-light clues for game #726, followed by the complete groups and answers.
Hints for Connections #726
Try these clues before scrolling to the answer key:
- Careers associated with media and journalism.
- Something typical or that happens often.
- Four words connected to meanings of “con.”
- Each word ends with a kind of dog.
Answers for Friday, June 6, 2025
The puzzle’s date and number, categories, and groupings are reported consistently by Parade and TechRadar.
- NEWSPAPER JOBS: COLUMNIST, EDITOR, PHOTOGRAPHER, REPORTER
- EVERYDAY: COMMON, REGULAR, ROUTINE, STANDARD
- WHAT “CON” MIGHT MEAN: CONVENTION, CRIMINAL, DRAWBACK, SWINDLE
- ENDING WITH KINDS OF DOGS: NEWSHOUND, SHADOWBOXER, SNICKERDOODLE, TRENDSETTER
Why NEWSHOUND is in the dog-word group
NEWSHOUND may look like it belongs with newspaper jobs, but the published answer key groups it by its ending: “hound” is a kind of dog. The category is about the word endings, not the occupations the words might suggest.
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