NYT Connections April 22 2025 Answers
Puzzle #681
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
ICE WHEEL GREASE LIGHTNING FIRE EEL AXE SUN CLAY SCRAP VOLCANO GLAZE DROP BANANA PEEL KILN CUT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CANCEL, AS A PROJECT
Green — SEEN IN A POTTERY STUDIO
Blue — THINGS THAT ARE SLIPPERY
Purple — NATURAL PRODUCERS OF HEAT
CANCEL, AS A PROJECTAXE, CUT, DROP, SCRAP
SEEN IN A POTTERY STUDIOCLAY, GLAZE, KILN, WHEEL
THINGS THAT ARE SLIPPERYBANANA PEEL, EEL, GREASE, ICE
NATURAL PRODUCERS OF HEATFIRE, LIGHTNING, SUN, VOLCANO
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.