Connections Hints: Jun 29, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jun 29, 2025 (2025-06-29). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #787

Puzzle #787 · 2025-06-29

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 #787 for 2025-06-29, 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: ICE CREAM TREATS, FLINCH, DANCE MOVES 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.

  • ICE CREAM TREATS
  • FLINCH
  • DANCE MOVES
  • SEEN IN THE AFTERMATH OF A RAINSTORM

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.

ICE CREAM TREATS

FLOAT
SHAKE
SPLIT
SUNDAE

FLINCH

BOLT
JERK
JUMP
STARTLE

DANCE MOVES

CABBAGE PATCH
FLOSS
MOONWALK
ROBOT

SEEN IN THE AFTERMATH OF A RAINSTORM

EARTHWORM
MUD
MUSHROOM
PUDDLE

Reveal full answer

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

ICE CREAM TREATS

FLOAT
SHAKE
SPLIT
SUNDAE

FLINCH

BOLT
JERK
JUMP
STARTLE

DANCE MOVES

CABBAGE PATCH
FLOSS
MOONWALK
ROBOT

SEEN IN THE AFTERMATH OF A RAINSTORM

EARTHWORM
MUD
MUSHROOM
PUDDLE

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