Need a nudge with the Monday, April 7, 2025, NYT Connections puzzle? This is game #666. Start with the spoiler-light hints below, then reveal the category names or full answer key only if you need them.
Hints for Connections #666
Connections asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four. The groups are color-coded from yellow, the easiest, to purple, the trickiest. Words can seem to fit more than one category, so look for the connection shared by exactly four tiles.
- Yellow: Palpitate
- Green: Geography
- Blue: Putting art on the wall
- Purple: Begin with a body part
Category names
Still working it out? These labels narrow down the connections without listing the four words in each group.
- Yellow: THROB
- Green: LANDFORMS
- Blue: PICTURE HANGING NEEDS
- Purple: FOOT__
Spoilers: full answers for April 7
Warning: The complete groupings are below.
- Yellow — THROB: BEAT, POUND, PULSE, THUMP
- Green — LANDFORMS: CAPE, CRATER, GORGE, RIDGE
- Blue — PICTURE HANGING NEEDS: HAMMER, HANGER, LEVEL, NAIL
- Purple — FOOT__: BALL, HILLS, LOCKER, PRINT
How to replay this puzzle
The New York Times says Connections releases daily at midnight in each player’s timezone and can be played on its website and in the Games app. Its archive reaches back to June 12, 2023; the Help Center says archive access is available to Games and All Access subscribers. Eligibility and subscription terms may change. See the NYT Connections Help Center.
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The April 7 answer key and clues are also recorded in TechRadar’s guide for game #666, published April 6, 2025. Its writer described this solve as Hard and reported making two mistakes; that is a personal result, not an official difficulty rating.
Quick Recap
Rank #3
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