NYT Connections game #662 is the puzzle for Thursday, April 3, 2025. Use the hints below to work through its four categories before revealing the complete groupings and all 16 answers.
Hints for Connections #662
Start with the broad clues, then use the more specific hints if you need them. These are progressive clues based on the puzzle’s categories, not a claim to reproduce the game’s official hint wording.
- Yellow: Think of a printed message intended to inform.
- Green: Think of equipment and fixtures at a grocery checkout.
- Blue: Each item has a different kind of tab.
- Purple: Put “PALM” before each answer.
The 16 words on the board
SCANNER, BROWSER, POSTER, READER, NOTICE, BEACH, REGISTER, FOLDER, SUNDAY, BULLETIN, SCALE, TREE, SODA CAN, CONVEYOR BELT, KEYBOARD, ANNOUNCEMENT.
Answers for Thursday, April 3, 2025
Spoilers begin here.
| Category | Answers | Why they fit |
|---|---|---|
| PRINTED NOTIFICATION | ANNOUNCEMENT, BULLETIN, NOTICE, POSTER | Each can be a printed communication intended to inform. |
| SEEN AT A GROCERY CHECKOUT COUNTER | CONVEYOR BELT, REGISTER, SCALE, SCANNER | These are fixtures or equipment used at a checkout. |
| THINGS WITH TABS | BROWSER, FOLDER, KEYBOARD, SODA CAN | They point to a browser tab, a labeled folder tab, the Tab key on a keyboard, and a pull tab on a soda can. |
| PALM ___ | BEACH, READER, SUNDAY, TREE | Each word completes a phrase when placed after “PALM.” |
Why the “things with tabs” group is tricky
“Tab” does not mean the same physical feature in every answer. It refers to a browser tab, a folder’s labeled tab, the keyboard’s Tab key, and a soda can’s pull tab. The category connects different meanings of the word rather than four matching objects.
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Why some guides show April 2
The puzzle is identified here as Thursday, April 3, 2025, game #662. Some guides carry an April 2 publication date because a new puzzle can become available according to a reader’s local time zone; a guide’s publication date is not necessarily the puzzle’s displayed date.
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