Connections Hints: Apr 12, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Apr 12, 2025 (2025-04-12). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #702

Puzzle #702 · 2025-04-12

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 #702 for 2025-04-12, 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: SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, DO WRONG, N.B.A. PLAYER 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.

SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
DO WRONG
N.B.A. PLAYER
STARTS OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES

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.

SHORT PERIOD OF TIME

BIT

FLASH

JIFF

SEC

DO WRONG

ERR

FALL

SIN

STRAY

N.B.A. PLAYER

BUCK

NET

SPUR

SUN

STARTS OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES

BOTS

CAME

KEN

TAN

Reveal full answer

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