Much longer words than you may be used to in Connections puzzles are prominent today, making it harder to find the right answers. The puzzle for today was challenging for me, especially compared to previous days when the available words were easier to interpret. However, larger words mean more straightforward definitions, making the right hints more helpful than ever.

Compared to many Wordle 5-letter words that have been used daily, today's Connections puzzle uses some of the longest words in an NYT game. Despite the added complexity, this makes words have fewer definitions, but far less connective tissue pairing them together.

Today's Connections Category Hints

April 25 #684

I was able to trip into success with today's puzzle, solving one category accidentally through sheer trial and error. That being said, there are a couple of themes you can follow to help you get started. Through my experiments with certain pairings, I discovered that today's puzzle focuses on beginnings and titles, marking how categories are organized based on what to call concepts rather than what they do.

For those struggling with today's puzzle, here are some helpful clues to give you a good head start on figuring out each category topic:

• One category is about things related to the flavors of a food you can chew and blow bubbles with.
• One category is about things related to terms used to describe the beginning of a journey.
• One category is about things related to music titles from a famous source.
• One category is about things related to prefixes used to describe small, cylindrical objects or body parts.

If you want to go all out with some of your clue-searching, you should look at the category names to get some extra help. There are also spoilers for each category if you find yourself needing to solve a single category to finish up.

	GUM FLAVORS
	STARTING POINT
	GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK SONGS
	___TUBE

Today's Connections Answers

April 25 #684

Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained

GUM FLAVORS
BUBBLEGUM	CINNAMON	MENTHOL	WINTERGREEN

This part of the puzzle was the easiest for me, as BUBBLEGUM already had me thinking of gum flavors to begin with. Although I usually stick to normal BUBBLEGUM, CINNAMON, and MENTHOL are common flavors that I'll sometimes get sticks of from my friends when we get together. Similarly, most brands of gum have a WINTERGREEN flavor, which is also common enough to include, as that word doesn't have another definition that stands out.

Green Answers: Revealed & Explained

STARTING POINT
CATALYST	LAUNCHPAD	SPARK	SPRINGBOARD

This section of the puzzle had me stumped at first, but only after I had already put SPARK and CATALYST together. These two words represented a spark of inspiration in my head, or the formation of an idea. To help me find the other words, I remembered that sometimes you SPRINGBOARD an idea to others to start a project, which acts as a LAUNCHPAD to a greater concept when everyone brainstorms at the same time.

Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained

GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK SONGS
AUTUMN LEAVES	SUMMERTIME	UNFORGETTABLE	WITCHCRAFT

This part of the puzzle was the most difficult for me, as many of the terms in this category left me confused. Originally, I put AUTUMN LEAVES with SUMMERTIME and WINTERGREEN to represent seasons, but this only held part of the right answer. Then, I realized both WITCHCRAFT and UNFORGETTABLE were songs from the 1950s, leading me to look up the other terms as music to help them fit into the proper category.

Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained

___TUBE
FALLOPIAN	INNER	TEST	VACUUM

On the surface, I struggled to find connections between these words, but FALLOPIAN was the one I started with. This word may seem complex, but it only has one recognizable definition that would make sense for the puzzle - the Fallopian tube body part. I then focused on the word "tube" to narrow down the other words into the same category, starting with TEST and VACUUM and including INNER at the very end.

Other Games Like Connections

If you are looking for another puzzle to play, check out one of the ones in the box below.

Game Name	How To Play	Is It Free To Play?
Wordle (NYT)	Solve a random five-letter word by using color clues. Every Wordle answer can be found in our daily updated list.	Yes
Primel	Guess a five-digit number in six attempts.	Yes
Crosswordle	Find the two words that intersect each other like a crossword puzzle.	Yes
The Password Game	Create a password in this ever-changing, not-so-simple game. You can find some helpful tips in our Password Game guide.	Yes

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Connections

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June 12, 2023

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The New York Times Company

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The New York Times Company

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