Connectionsis back with another difficult puzzle. Every day, the New York Times Games comes up with a new selection of sixteen words and four categories, and you need to sort them all together without any hints to the answers.

If you already knowhow to playConnectionsand are running out of mistakes on this one, you may find help in the article below. In these sections, you’ll find things like category clues, general hints for the whole puzzle, word help, and more. No matter what you need to succeed, you can find it here.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #407 for Jun 07, 2025

TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Pyramid, Horn, Cone, Chain, Fight, Flag, Field, Flare, Sphere, Processor, Recorder, Barrier, Triangle, Domain, Fiddle,andArea.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If a hint or two would be helpful for thischallenging puzzle game, keep scrolling. In the sections below are all sorts of clues to make today’s puzzle a little less difficult.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

  1. None of these are about things that are shaped the same.

  2. None of these categories are about things that start with the same letter.

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  1. Chain and Fight go in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer for thisrelaxing puzzle game:Study, Line, Province.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisRealm of Expertise.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Area, Domain, Field, Sphere.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:Other objects that could fit into this category: Drums, Bass, Flute.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisMusical Instruments.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Fiddle, Horn, Recorder, Triangle.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in thispuzzle game similar toWordle:Something you might see someone standing in the middle of the road carrying.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisUsed to Redirect Traffic.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Barrier, Cone, Flag, Flare.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:All these words can have the same noun before them and make four common phrases.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisFood _____.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Chain, Fight, Processor, Pyramid.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #407 for Jun 27, 2025

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