NYT Connections Hints and Answers: April 26, 2025
The latest NYT Connections puzzle has been released, and players are eager to solve it. According to CNET, today’s puzzle features a lot of short words, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. The purple category, in particular, requires a lot of thinking, and most people will likely solve it only by solving the other three categories and having four words left over.
The NYT Connections puzzle for April 26, 2025, has four categories, each with four words to solve. CNET reports that the categories are: Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple. The Yellow group hint is "Rainbow," the Green group hint is "San Fernando ____," the Blue group hint is "Think Robert," and the Purple group hint is "Mixed-up hue words."
CNET provides the following hints for each category:
- Yellow group hint: Tint
- Green group hint: Valley
- Blue group hint: Bobs
- Purple group hint: Color anagrams
The answers for each category are as follows:
- Yellow group: The theme is tint. The four answers are color, hue, shade, and tone.
- Green group: The theme is valley. The four answers are dale, dell, glen, and hollow.
- Blue group: The theme is Bobs. The four answers are Dole, Hope, Marley, and Ross.
- Purple group: The theme is color anagrams. The four answers are Dre (red), Gary (gray), genre (green), and lube (blue).
CNET also reports that The New York Times now has a Connections Bot, similar to the one for Wordle. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can receive a numeric score and have their answers analyzed. They can also track their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they achieved a perfect score, and their win streak.
For those looking for more help with NYT Connections, CNET recommends checking out their article on "Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time." Additionally, players can use online resources, such as cheat sheets, to help them solve the puzzle.
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for April 26, 2025, #685, is available online, and players can view it to see the answers and solutions. As reported by CNET, "The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers."
Players can access the NYT Connections puzzle and the Connections Bot through The New York Times Games section. With these hints and answers, players should be able to solve the puzzle and improve their skills.
