April 14, 2025 New York Times Connections Hints and Answers

Connections is here again to challenge your mind with sixteen words that just don't seem to fit together at first glance. If you want to win, you will need to put all those words into four categories, and you can run out of mistakes you can make really fast.

If you already know the rules of Connections and need help with today's puzzle, you can find everything you need in the article below. Each section contains things like general puzzle hints, spoilers, category clues, and more.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #673 for April 14, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for April 14 contains the words: Hunt, Check, Game, Ford, President, Play, Car, Stop, Oxen, Block, Movie, Actor, Dam, Dysentery, Director, and Concert.

What is the Definition of Dysentery?

The definition of dysentery, according to Dictionary.com, is "Pathology: an infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic. Diarrhea."

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

This section is filled to the brim with all sorts of hints and spoilers for this puzzle game. Open up each one you want to see inside of and take a peek at the clues it reveals.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. Ford and President don't go in the same group, but you are kind of close to the right track.

2. None of these categories are about people or things needed to make movies.

3. Dysentery and Ford go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Other words you could put in this category: Impede, Constrict, Halt.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Restrict.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Restrict.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Block, Check, Dam, Stop.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: An event prepared for (and paid for) in advance.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Ticketed Events.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Ticketed Events.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Concert, Game, Movie, Play.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: This game takes place in the 1840s (and you die a lot).

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Associated with the Game The Oregon Trail.

The answer to the blue/difficult New York Times Games Connections is Associated with the Game The Oregon Trail.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Dysentery, Ford, Hunt, Oxen.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: All four of these words are associated with the same, four-letter proper noun.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is What "Ford" Might Refer To.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is What "Ford" Might Refer To.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Actor, Car, Director, President.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #673 for April 14, 2025

If you need the full answer to April 14's Connections puzzle, you can find all the pieces in the section below. Each category is in there along with the words that need to go in each to win this educational puzzle game.

Yellow - Restrict: Block, Check, Dam, Stop
Green - Ticketed Events: Concert, Game, Movie, Play
Blue - Associated with the Game The Oregon Trail: Dysentery, Ford, Hunt, Oxen
Purple - What "Ford" Might Refer To: Actor, Car, Director, President