New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #742 June 22, 2025

Connections is back again with another sixteen words that will challenge all your pattern recognition skills. If you want to win this one, you will need to know a lot more than just the rules of Connections; you will also need to know all the words and determine the categories, too.

If you are stuck on this one, this article is here to help. In it, you can find everything from little hints to big spoilers. And each of those is covered up to keep you from ruining the puzzle just from scrolling down.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #742 for June 22, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Port, Pursuit, Progressive, Succession, Happiness, Departed, Flash, Liberty, Wire, Euphoria, Remaining, Entourage, Insecure, Bulletin, Life, and Report.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you are in need of a hint or two for this innovative puzzle game, you can find some in the sections below. Find the header that matches the type of clue you want, then open it up with the Read More button found below it.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of these are about insurance companies.

2. One of the categories is about TV shows.

3. Departed and Port go in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Breaking news…

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is News Announcement.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is News Announcement.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bulletin, Flash, Report, Wire.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this internet browser game: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are…”

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Nouns from a Famous Line in the Declaration of Independence.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Nouns from a Famous Line in the Declaration of Independence.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Happiness, Liberty, Life, Pursuit.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: TV show titles.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is HBO Shows.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is HBO Shows.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Entourage, Euphoria, Insecure, Succession.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this free-to-play game: Not starboard, not right, not here.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is What “Left” Might Mean.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is What “Left” Might Mean.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Departed, Port, Progressive, Remaining.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #742 for June 22, 2025

If you need to see the full spoiler for this minimalist puzzle game, it is located below. Open up the expandable section to see all the groupings and where each of the sixteen words from today’s puzzle belongs.

Yellow – News Announcement: Bulletin, Flash, Report, Wire
Green – Nouns from a Famous Line in the Declaration of Independence: Happiness, Liberty, Life, Pursuit
Blue – HBO Shows: Entourage, Euphoria, Insecure, Succession
Purple – What “Left” Might Mean: Departed, Port, Progressive, Remaining