New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #687 April…

The New York Times Games' Connections is here to give your brain a workout. In order to win, you'll need to know a whole lot more than just how to play Connections; you'll need to know all the words' definitions and have a working knowledge of all the categories, too.

If you are stuck, you should explore the many sections below. They all contain things like general hints, category clues, category spoilers, and a whole lot more. Whatever you need to solve this puzzle can be found here.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #687 for April 28, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Mousse, Drain, Bare, Tire, Hair, Bore, Tire Mark, Exhaust, Plain, Spray, Spare, Fiber, Wax, Simple, Fingerprint, and Gel.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Are you here looking for some hints for this minimalist puzzle game? The sections below contain all different kinds of help, making it easier to find what you specifically need to get you through today's puzzle with a win. First off are some spoiler-free hints to help you get going.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these groups is about car parts.

2. Bore and Drain go in the same category.

3. Fiber and Hair belong in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Styling for your tresses!

The category for the yellow/straightforward New York Times Games Connections is Hair Products.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Hair Products.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Gel, Mousse, Spray, Wax.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Subdued, Barren, Rustic.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Austere.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Austere.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bare, Plain, Simple, Spare.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this innovative puzzle game: All the evidence points to you as the culprit!

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Clues at a Crime Scene.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Clues at a Crime Scene.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Fiber, Fingerprint, Hair, Tire Mark.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: To wear out, to make someone lose interest.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Weary.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Weary.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bore, Drain, Exhaust, Tire.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #687 for April 28, 2025

The full spoiler for this browser-based puzzle game is located in the expandable section below. If you open it up with the "Read More" button underneath, you'll see all the groupings and which place to put each of the sixteen words.

Yellow - Hair Products: Gel, Mousse, Spray, Wax
Green - Austere: Bare, Plain, Simple, Spare
Blue - Clues at a Crime Scene: Fiber, Fingerprint, Hair, Tire Mark
Purple - Weary: Bore, Drain, Exhaust, Tire