NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Wednesday, June 18, 2025 (#738)

Puzzle #738. 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, June 18, 2025 (puzzle #738) is: YELLOW — QUALITIES OF A RAINY DAY: COLD, GRAY, WET, WINDY. GREEN — SQUARELY: DEAD, EXACTLY, RIGHT, SMACK. BLUE — CONTENTS OF A POD: ASTRONAUT, COFFEE, PEA, WHALE. PURPLE — BODY PART PLUS A STARTING LETTER: BARM, LEAR, RANKLE, SHIP.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

SMACK
BARM
PEA
WET
RANKLE
ASTRONAUT
GRAY
WHALE
COLD
COFFEE
RIGHT
SHIP
EXACTLY
WINDY
LEAR
DEAD

How hard is Connections #738?

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

Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.

Connections hints for Wednesday, June 18, 2025

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

NYT Connections answers for Wednesday, June 18, 2025

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, June 18, 2025?

The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, June 18, 2025 (puzzle #738) is: YELLOW — QUALITIES OF A RAINY DAY: COLD, GRAY, WET, WINDY. GREEN — SQUARELY: DEAD, EXACTLY, RIGHT, SMACK. BLUE — CONTENTS OF A POD: ASTRONAUT, COFFEE, PEA, WHALE. PURPLE — BODY PART PLUS A STARTING LETTER: BARM, LEAR, RANKLE, SHIP.

What is the purple group in Connections #738?

The purple (hardest) group is "BODY PART PLUS A STARTING LETTER": BARM, LEAR, RANKLE, SHIP.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "QUALITIES OF A RAINY DAY" — COLD, GRAY, WET, WINDY. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 is NYT Connections puzzle #738. 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.