Connections Hints: Apr 7, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Apr 7, 2025 (2025-04-07). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #673

Puzzle #673 · 2025-04-07

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #673 for 2025-04-07, edition main, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: THROB, LANDFORMS, PICTURE HANGING NEEDS and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

THROB
LANDFORMS
PICTURE HANGING NEEDS
FOOT___

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

THROB

BEAT

POUND

PULSE

THUMP

LANDFORMS

CAPE

CRATER

GORGE

RIDGE

PICTURE HANGING NEEDS

HAMMER

HANGER

LEVEL

NAIL

FOOT___

BALL

HILLS

LOCKER

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.