NYT Connections June 16 2025 Answers
Puzzle #736
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SHIPSHAPE INANIMATE CARBON ROD GLASS WOODEN BRACKET GARNISH BUSBOY TRAINEE FLAT STRAW BLANK HOOK COASTER CURTAIN
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — EXPRESSIONLESS
Green — DRAPERY HANGING ITEMS
Blue — WHAT A DRINK IS SERVED WITH
Purple — STARTING WITH METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION
EXPRESSIONLESSBLANK, FLAT, INANIMATE, WOODEN
DRAPERY HANGING ITEMSBRACKET, CURTAIN, HOOK, ROD
WHAT A DRINK IS SERVED WITHCOASTER, GARNISH, GLASS, STRAW
STARTING WITH METHODS OF TRANSPORTATIONBUSBOY, CARBON, SHIPSHAPE, TRAINEE
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.