Connections Hints: Jun 28, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jun 28, 2025 (2025-06-28). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #790

Puzzle #790 · 2025-06-28

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 #790 for 2025-06-28, 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: THINGS A DOG CAN FETCH, GREAT MANY, POSSIBLE RESULTS OF A TRAFFIC VIOLATION 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.

  • THINGS A DOG CAN FETCH
  • GREAT MANY
  • POSSIBLE RESULTS OF A TRAFFIC VIOLATION
  • INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION INVENTORS

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.

THINGS A DOG CAN FETCH

BALL
BONE
FRISBEE
STICK

GREAT MANY

DROVE
HOST
LOAD
SCORE

POSSIBLE RESULTS OF A TRAFFIC VIOLATION

BOOT
POINTS
TICKET
TOW

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION INVENTORS

BELL
DIESEL
SINGER
WATT

Reveal full answer

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

THINGS A DOG CAN FETCH

BALL
BONE
FRISBEE
STICK

GREAT MANY

DROVE
HOST
LOAD
SCORE

POSSIBLE RESULTS OF A TRAFFIC VIOLATION

BOOT
POINTS
TICKET
TOW

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION INVENTORS

BELL
DIESEL
SINGER
WATT

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