These are the NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, April 30, 2025, puzzle #689. The 16-word grid can be divided into four groups of four. Hints appear first, followed by the category names and complete solutions so you can stop before seeing spoilers.
How NYT Connections works
Connections gives you 16 terms and asks you to sort them into four groups of four that share a category. Some links are straightforward, while others rely on wordplay or deceptive overlaps. The puzzle’s difficulty colors run from yellow (easiest) through green and blue to purple (most difficult).
April 30, 2025 Connections word bank
The 16 words in puzzle #689 are:
- HEEL
- ROOM
- DYNASTY
- FACE
- GIMMICK
- STANDING
- SEATING
- MILDEW
- UPPER
- SOLE
- REGARD
- CHAIRS
- CAPACITY
- ENGROSS
- TONGUE
- IMAGE
Hints for Connections #689
Hint 1
One group consists of four parts found on a shoe.
Hint 2
One category concerns places, seats or the number of people a venue can hold.
Hint 3
One group is about how someone or something is viewed by others.
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Hint 4
The trickiest group contains words whose endings form short expressions or synonyms associated with “yuck.”
NYT Connections answers for April 30, 2025
Spoiler warning: The complete categories and word groupings are below.
Parts of a Shoe
HEEL, SOLE, TONGUE, UPPER
Accommodation
CAPACITY, CHAIRS, ROOM, SEATING
Reputation
FACE, IMAGE, REGARD, STANDING
Ending With Synonyms for “Yuck”
DYNASTY, ENGROSS, GIMMICK, MILDEW
This final, purple-style group depends on the endings rather than the full words: DYNASTY ends in NASTY, ENGROSS in GROSS, GIMMICK in ICK, and MILDEW in EW. The complete words are not themselves synonyms for disgust.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Why the last group is easy to miss
Several entries invite natural but incorrect associations. “Face,” “image,” “regard” and “standing” all describe reputation, while the shoe terms can be separated from the accommodation words only after noticing that “room,” “seating,” “chairs” and “capacity” describe available accommodation. The remaining four words reveal their connection at the ends, producing NASTY, GROSS, ICK and EW.
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