NYT Connections Hints and Answers for today, April 2, 2025

NYT Connections

The New York Times' daily word game, Connections, presents players with a grid of 16 words to categorize into four groups based on their shared connections. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle, here are some hints and the correct answers to help you through.

Each puzzle has only one correct solution. The words are grouped by themes such as synonyms, pop culture references, or wordplay. The categories are color-coded:

Yellow – typically the easiest

Green – moderately challenging

Blue – requires deeper connections

Purple – usually involves wordplay or alternative meanings

Players must correctly identify these groups without exceeding four incorrect attempts. If you’re stuck, shuffling the words might reveal hidden patterns.

Hints for Today’s NYT Connections

Here are some clues to guide you without immediately revealing the answers:

Yellow Group – relates to spontaneous decisions

Green Group – classification or grouping

Blue Group – famous people sharing a surname

Purple Group – words that change pronunciation when used as proper nouns

If you need additional assistance, these are the general themes for today’s word groups:

Caprice – words associated with sudden actions or whims

Ilk – words meaning type or kind

Williamses – famous individuals with the last name Williams

Words pronounced differently as proper nouns – words that change pronunciation depending on context

If you’re ready for the final answers, here they are:

Caprice: Fancy, Impulse, Lark, Whim

Ilk: Kind, Like, Sort, Type

Williamses: Hank, Robin, Tennessee, Venus

Pronunciation Variants: Herb, Job, Nice, Reading