Connectionsis back with yet another challenging word-sorting puzzle today. This difficult puzzle game will pit you against a selection of sixteen words, and you somehow have to sort them into their categories with fewer than four mistakes. If you are stuck and running low on tries, keep scrolling.
This article is designed to help those who already knowhow to playConnectionsand are looking for help with today’s puzzle. If you are stuck, the general hints, category clues, spoilers, and more in the sections below will help you to get through today with a win.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #408 for May 13, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Hot Dog, Word, Bug, Tweet, Peep, Pork, Peacock, Quack, Ham, Sham, Speed, Sound, Fraud, Noise, Showboat,andCharlatan.
What is the Definition of Charlatan?
The definition of the word charlatan is “a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than they possess,” according to Dictionary.com.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If you are in need of a hint or two for thisinnovative puzzle game, check out the sections below. In them, you can find all sorts of hints, spoilers, and other helpful things.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints for thisfree-to-play PC game:
None of the categories are about food products from pigs, though Ham and Hot Dog do go in the same category.
None of the groups are about bird or animal noises.
- Bug and Pork go in the same category.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:A fake, a con artist.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisImpostor.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Charlatan, Fraud, Quack, Sham.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:Shh! Don’t make a ____.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisUtterance.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Noise, Peep, Sound, Word.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisOne Who Likes Showing Off.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Ham, Hot Dog, Peacock, Showboat.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in thisminimalist puzzle game:All these words are in the same category but missing their final letter. They are all cartoon characters.
Purple Connections Category Answer
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisLooney Tunes Characters Minus a Letter.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisLooney Tunes Characters Minus a Letter.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bug, Pork, Speed, Tweet.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #408 for August 02, 2025
If you want to see the full spoiler for today’sNew York Times GamesConnections, check out the expandable section below. It contains all four categories and the words that belong in each one.
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