A little help. Your own aha.

Connections #737
hints & answers for June 17, 2025

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, F, H and T. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

CAR belongs in this group.

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THINGS TO BOOK FOR A VACATION

Reveal all four words
  • CAR
  • FLIGHT
  • HOTEL
  • TOUR

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with F, G, R and S. These initials are in sorted order.

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FIGHT belongs in this group.

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METTLE

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  • FIGHT
  • GRIT
  • RESOLVE
  • SPIRIT

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with F, G, Q and T. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

FREEZE belongs in this group.

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BAD THINGS FOR A WEBSITE TO DO

Reveal all four words
  • FREEZE
  • GLITCH
  • QUIT
  • TIMEOUT

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with E, F, M and M. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

ELEPHANT belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

FIGURES IN CLASSIC DISNEY ANIMATED FILMS

Reveal all four words
  • ELEPHANT
  • FAWN
  • MARIONETTE
  • MOUSE
Show categories only
  • Yellow: THINGS TO BOOK FOR A VACATION
  • Green: METTLE
  • Blue: BAD THINGS FOR A WEBSITE TO DO
  • Purple: FIGURES IN CLASSIC DISNEY ANIMATED FILMS

Ready for the full solution?

All four categories and their words, together.

Reveal all four answers

Yellow

THINGS TO BOOK FOR A VACATION

CAR · FLIGHT · HOTEL · TOUR

Green

METTLE

FIGHT · GRIT · RESOLVE · SPIRIT

Blue

BAD THINGS FOR A WEBSITE TO DO

FREEZE · GLITCH · QUIT · TIMEOUT

Purple

FIGURES IN CLASSIC DISNEY ANIMATED FILMS

ELEPHANT · FAWN · MARIONETTE · MOUSE

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About the answers and hints

Categories and answers follow the recorded NYT puzzle. Our hints are independent: some are original category clues, while others give the first letters of the four words. Each hint is labelled so you can choose how much help to take.

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