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If you already know how to play Connections, you know how difficult this can get. This article is here to help you out, however, giving you a big selection of different kinds of hints and spoilers. Whatever you need to win today, you can find below.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #726 for June 6, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Convention, Reporter, Shadowboxer, Criminal, Standard, Newshound, Photographer, Routine, Editor, Regular, Trendsetter, Drawback, Swindle, Snickerdoodle, Columnist, and Common.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Each of the sections below contains a different kind of hint or spoiler for this puzzle game that can make you smarter. In order to peek inside, just push the Read More link underneath each of them.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this minimalist puzzle game:

1. Newshound and Columnist don't go in the same category, but you are on the right track.

2. None of the groups are about things that steal.

3. Snickerdoodle and Trendsetter go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Jobs in a specific field.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Newspaper Jobs.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Newspaper Jobs.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Columnist, Editor, Photographer, Reporter.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Route, normal, usual.

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

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

The four words for this group in this innovative puzzle game are: Common, Regular, Routine, Standard.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: All these words are a different definition for the same three-letter word.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is What "Con" Might Mean.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is What "Con" Might Mean.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Convention, Criminal, Drawback, Swindle.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: The ends of these words all belong in a category together.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Ending With Kinds of Dogs.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Ending With Kinds of Dogs.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Newshound, Shadowboxer, Snickerdoodle, Trendsetter.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #726 for June 6, 2025

The full spoiler for this relaxing puzzle game is below. Open up the section there to see all the categories and which words belong in which ones of those groupings.

Yellow - Newspaper Jobs: Columnist, Editor, Photographer, Reporter
Green - Everyday: Common, Regular, Routine, Standard
Blue - What "Con" Might Mean: Convention, Criminal, Drawback, Swindle
Purple - Ending With Kinds of Dogs: Newshound, Shadowboxer, Snickerdoodle, Trendsetter