Connections #685 Answers
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #685 for Saturday, April 26, 2025. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): tint
- Green: valley
- Blue: bobs
- Purple (hardest): color anagrams
Answers
TINT
COLOR, HUE, SHADE, TONE
VALLEY
DALE, DELL, GLEN, HOLLOW
BOBS
DOLE, HOPE, MARLEY, ROSS
COLOR ANAGRAMS
DRE, GARY, GENRE, LUBE
Previous Connections answers
- #684 — gum flavors, starting point, great american songbook songs, ___ tube
- #683 — things that are white, kinds of lettuce, “batman” villains, they have literal/idiomatic ears
- #682 — parts of a tree, canine/feline features, comedic routine, ___pole
- #681 — cancel, as a project, seen in a pottery studio, things that are slippery, natural producers of heat
- #680 — info on a nutrition label, metaphor for something unexpected, things you can insert into a spreadsheet, helical things
- #679 — glimpse, needs for tie-dyeing a shirt, things you can crack, words before “hop”
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