Connections Hints: Jun 18, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jun 18, 2025 (2025-06-18). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

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Puzzle #775 · 2025-06-18

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 #775 for 2025-06-18, 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: QUALITIES OF A RAINY DAY, SQUARELY, CONTENTS OF A POD 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.

  • QUALITIES OF A RAINY DAY
  • SQUARELY
  • CONTENTS OF A POD
  • BODY PART PLUS A STARTING LETTER

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.

QUALITIES OF A RAINY DAY

COLD
GRAY
WET
WINDY

SQUARELY

DEAD
EXACTLY
RIGHT
SMACK

CONTENTS OF A POD

ASTRONAUT
COFFEE
PEA
WHALE

BODY PART PLUS A STARTING LETTER

BARM
LEAR
RANKLE
SHIP

Reveal full answer

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

QUALITIES OF A RAINY DAY

COLD
GRAY
WET
WINDY

SQUARELY

DEAD
EXACTLY
RIGHT
SMACK

CONTENTS OF A POD

ASTRONAUT
COFFEE
PEA
WHALE

BODY PART PLUS A STARTING LETTER

BARM
LEAR
RANKLE
SHIP

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