Connectionsis here again to challenge fans of word puzzle games. Winning this difficult game means sorting all sixteen words into mystery categories, and your only clues are the words themselves. But today’s puzzle is harder than even therules ofConnectionsmake it sound.

If you are looking for a helping hand with this puzzle, you can find help in the article below. It contains everything you need to solve this one, including general puzzle hints, clues for the categories, and much more.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #459 for June 20, 2025

TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Sake, Save, Pepsi, Mochi, Curry, Feta, Bird, Biota, Like, Magic, Advantage, Kobe, Favorite, Interest, Bookmark,andBenefit.

What is the Definition of Biota?

According to the Oxford dictionary, biota is “the animal and plant life of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.”

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

For some hints for thismobile game similar toWordle, you’re able to look at the sections below. Open them up to find everything from general hints to category spoilers.

  1. Feta and Biota are in the same category.

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Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:Saving a website to look at later.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisMark Online For Later.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bookmark, Favorite, Like, Save.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:To work for someone else’s gain.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisBehalf.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Advantage, Benefit, Interest, Sake.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in thisfree browser-based video game:Big ballgame stars that have nicknames.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisNBA Legends, Familiarly.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bird, Curry, Kobe, Magic.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:The endings of these words all have something in common.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisEnding with Greek Letters.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Biota, Feta, Mochi, Pepsi.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #459 for July 08, 2025

The full answer to thischallenging puzzle gameis in the section below. Open it up to see all four categories and what goes in each one of them.

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