New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #679 April…

Connections is here again to challenge your brain and get you connecting words to one another. If you want to win, you will need to know a whole lot more than just how to play Connections: you will need to know all the words and be able to think outside the box to put them in the right places.

This will be no easy feat, but this article is here to help. Each section below contains hints, spoilers, and more to help you win today's puzzle, and each one is covered up to keep you from spoiling too much just by scrolling.

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By Chris Birsner

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #679 for April 20, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Bar, Joke, Bunny, Shirt, Dye, Whip, Sock, Peep, Egg, Gander, Hip, Rubber Bands, Look, Basin, Code, and Glance.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you need some hints or spoilers for this mobile-friendly puzzle game, you can find a bunch below. Each section has a unique clue inside that can be uncovered with the Read More button underneath it.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these categories is about Easter, dyeing eggs, or anything similar.

2. None of these categories is about types of candy, either.

3. Hip and Sock go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: A peek.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Glimpse.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Glimpse.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Gander, Glance, Look, Peep.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer for this innovative puzzle game: Colorful patterned dye on a shirt.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Needs for Tie-Dyeing a Shirt.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Needs for Tie-Dyeing a Shirt.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Basin, Dye, Rubber Bands, Shirt.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Other things you can put in this category: your skull, glass, smile.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Things You Can Crack.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Things You Can Crack.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Code, Egg, Joke, Whip.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this nearly impossible puzzle game: All four of these words can follow the same three-letter word to make four common things.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Words Before "Hop."

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Words Before "Hop."

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bar, Bunny, Hip, Sock.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #679 for April 20, 2025

If you just want the full spoiler for this mind-boggling puzzle game, it can be found in the section below. Opening it up will reveal the entire answer, including the groupings and which word belongs where.