New York Times Connections: Hints and Answers for #677…

Connections is back with another thought-provoking puzzle. To succeed, you’ll need to analyze all the provided words and sort them into secret categories. The hardest part is that you have a limited number of tries to get it right.

Fans of Connections know how tough these puzzles can be, especially when the words or categories are unfamiliar. If you’re stuck, this article offers plenty of hints, spoilers, and additional support to guide you. You can even find the full spoiler for today's puzzle if you would like to see it.

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By Mina Smith

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #677 for April 18, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Good, Boy, Banjo, Birds, Nose, Man, Possession, Goodness, Belonging, Haunting, Apple, Card, Shining, Effect, Wow, and Exorcist.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

In the sections below, you can find a whole bunch of hints and spoilers to help you through this challenging puzzle game. Each are covered up so you don't spoil too much for yourself just by scrolling down.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these categories are about any video games.

2. Effect and Good go in the same category.

3. Apple and Banjo belong in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this free browser game: Umm...

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Interjections.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Interjections.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Boy, Goodness, Man, Wow.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: THE spookiest movies.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Horror Movies, With "The."

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Horror Movies, With "The."

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Birds, Exorcist, Haunting, Shining.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Other things you could put into this category: Pockets, Strawberries, a Guitar.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Things You Can Pick.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Things You Can Pick.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Apple, Banjo, Card, Nose.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this mobile puzzle game: Thing(s) you own.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Personal Property Minus S.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Personal Property Minus S.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Belonging, Effect, Good, Possession.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #677 for April 18, 2025

Searching for the full answer to this innovative puzzle game? You can find all the categories and which words go where in the section below; only open this up if you want the full answer ruined for you.

Yellow - Interjections: Boy, Goodness, Man, Wow
Green - Horror Movies, With "The": Birds, Exorcist, Haunting, Shining
Blue - Things You Can Pick: Apple, Banjo, Card, Nose
Purple - Personal Property Minus S: Belonging, Effect, Good, Possession