New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #737 June 17, 2025

Connections is here again to get you racking your brain for the connecting threads between some seemingly-random words. It’s super easy to get stuck without a clue about what to do next in this challenging puzzle game.

If you want some help, this article is here for you. It will provide whatever is needed to get you a win today, whether that is a little nudge or giving you the full spoiler for this puzzle game.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #737 for June 17, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Fight, Quit, Resolve, Flight, Tour, Freeze, Marionette, Spirit, Fawn, Hotel, Grit, Mouse, Timeout, Elephant, Glitch, and Car.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you are looking for a hint or a spoiler, you have come to the right place. Each section below contains different kinds of help for this browser-based puzzle game, and you just need to peek inside them to get what you need.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of these groups are about words that start with the same letter or sound.

2. None of these categories are specifically about the movie Dumbo.

3. Elephant and Fawn belong in the same category.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Make sure to have everything ready for your week off!

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Things to Book for a Vacation.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Things to Book for a Vacation.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Car, Flight, Hotel, Tour.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Mettle.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Mettle.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Fight, Resolve, Grit, Spirit.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer for this short puzzle game: This website isn’t working!

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Bad Things for a Website to Do.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Bad Things for a Website to Do.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Freeze, Glitch, Quit, Timeout.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: Other things you could put in this category: Dwarf, Bear, Tiger, Cricket, Fairy.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Figures in Classic Disney Animated Films.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Figures in Classic Disney Animated Films.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Elephant, Fawn, Marionette, Mouse.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #737 for June 17, 2025

For those who just want the spoiler for this puzzle game, you can find it here. The section below hides the theme of each grouping and which words go inside them.

Yellow – Things to Book for a Vacation: Car, Flight, Hotel, Tour
Green – Mettle: Fight, Resolve, Grit, Spirit
Blue – Bad Things for a Website to Do: Freeze, Glitch, Quit, Timeout
Purple – Figures in Classic Disney Animated Films: Elephant, Fawn, Marionette, Mouse