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Connectionsis back with another series of words to sort. With few mistakes available to you, you will need to put all sixteen of these words into some kind of order, teasing out all four mystery categories without any clues except the words themselves. If you are stuck, this article is here for you.
While this article won’t teach youhow to playConnections, it does contain everything else you need to win. You’ll find everything from general hints to the groups, category-specific clues, spoilers, and more.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #469 for Jun 13, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Pastel, Pool, Suntan, Sculpture, Print, Third, Neutral, Drawing, New, Alloy, Open, Neon, Lottery, Save, Grayscale,andRaffle.
What is the Definition of Grayscale?
Grayscale is a “scale of achromatic colors having several, usually ten, equal gradations ranging from white to black, used in television and photography,” according to Dictionary.com. It is a scale of colors for anything that is just black, gray, and white.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
In the sections below, you’re able to find all sorts of helpful hints to get you closer to the answer in thischallenging puzzle game. If you want to see a hint inside a section, just press the Read More button below the header, and the hint will be revealed.
Here are some hints:
1. None of these categories are types of artworks.
None of these categories are about activities or things associated with sunshine.
Third and Suntan are in the same group.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer for thismobile puzzle game:Hues that are usually grouped together.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisColor Types.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Grayscale, Neon, Neutral, Pastel.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:Other things you could put in this category: Exit, Export, Options.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisFile Menu Options.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:New, Open, Print, Save.
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:“My ticket won!”
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisChance to Win a Prize.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Drawing, Lottery, Pool, Raffle.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in thisfree puzzle game similar to Wordle:All these words have a single word that can be a defintion for them.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisWhat “Bronze” Might Mean.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Alloy, Sculpture, Suntan, Third.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #469 for June 21, 2025
The full answer to thisminimalist puzzle gameis hidden inside the section below. If you open it up, you will see all four categories and the words that go inside of each one.
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