Connectionsis back with yet another challenging puzzle with some difficult words inside it. If you are stuck on this one and looking for a little bit of help, you aren’t alone; this puzzle was hard, and you only get a few mistakes you can make before you lose.
In the article below, you may find everything you need to solve today’s puzzle except therules of how to playConnections. In this, you can find general clues, category help, spoilers, and a whole lot more.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #573 for June 18, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Check, Clock, Crumple, Cross, Hook, Tick, Buckle, Ant, Ball, Strike, Melting, Was, Snap, Scrunch, Branch,andClip.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
All the sections below have all sorts of helpful tips for thismobile puzzle game. If you press the Read More buttons below each one, you will find the clue or spoiler hidden inside them.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints:
None of these groups are themed around bugs or small critters.
Clock and Melting are in the same category.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:Squish in your hands, collapse into a ball.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisCrush into a Compact Shape.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Ball, Crumple, Scrunch, Wad.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in thisbrowser game:Other things you could put in this category: buttons, zipper.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisFasteners.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Buckle, Clip, Hook, Snap.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:This one is finally done! Onto the next on the list!
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisMark as Completed.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Check, Cross, Strike, Tick.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in thisminimalist puzzle game:Things find within a damous Dali painting.
Purple Connections Category Answer
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisDepicted in Dali’s “The Persistence of Memory.”
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisDepicted in Dali’s “The Persistence of Memory.”
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Ant, Branch, Clock, Melting.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #573 for Jun 13, 2025
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