NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Wednesday, April 23, 2025 (#682)

Puzzle #682. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

Just tell me the answer

The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, April 23, 2025 (puzzle #682) is: YELLOW — PARTS OF A TREE: BRANCH, LEAF, ROOT, TRUNK. GREEN — CANINE/FELINE FEATURES: FUR, MUZZLE, PAW, TAIL. BLUE — COMEDIC ROUTINE: ACT, BIT, GAG, SKETCH. PURPLE — ___POLE: BEAN, FLAG, MAY, TAD.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

BEAN
GAG
TRUNK
MUZZLE
TAIL
MAY
ACT
PAW
TAD
BIT
ROOT
SKETCH
BRANCH
FLAG
FUR
LEAF

How hard is Connections #682?

Medium52/100
  • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.
  • Lots of very short words, which carry more possible meanings.

Where to start: Look for the four words that combine with "Pole" — locking that group down removes four red herrings from the rest of the grid.

Connections hints for Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, April 23, 2025?

The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, April 23, 2025 (puzzle #682) is: YELLOW — PARTS OF A TREE: BRANCH, LEAF, ROOT, TRUNK. GREEN — CANINE/FELINE FEATURES: FUR, MUZZLE, PAW, TAIL. BLUE — COMEDIC ROUTINE: ACT, BIT, GAG, SKETCH. PURPLE — ___POLE: BEAN, FLAG, MAY, TAD.

What is the purple group in Connections #682?

The purple (hardest) group is "___POLE": BEAN, FLAG, MAY, TAD.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "PARTS OF A TREE" — BRANCH, LEAF, ROOT, TRUNK. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 is NYT Connections puzzle #682. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.