New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #733 June…

Connections is back again to challenge your mind and get you thinking about threads of similarities between words. In order to sort all the words into the proper categories as required by the rules of Connections, you might want a hand.

This article is here for you; it contains all sorts of hints and things for solving this puzzle. There are clues for the overall puzzle, category spoilers and hints, and even the full answer if you want to see it.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #733 for June 13, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Dog, Little Spoon, Iris, Water Bottle, Too Close, Lens, Bent, Rod, Cone, One Week, Potato, Point of View, Angle, Cup, Closing Time, and Scoop.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

In order to get some hints for this innovative puzzle game, you will need to look into the sections below. Each contains a different type of hint or spoiler, and you just need to press the Read More button to uncover them.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these groups are parts of the eyes.

2. None of these categories has anything to do with concave items that hold liquid.

3. Rod and Water Bottle belong in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this minimalist puzzle game: Mindset, Context, Viewpoint.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Perspective.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Perspective.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Angle, Bent, Lens, Point of View.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: I scream, you scream, we all scream!

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Seen at an Ice Cream Shop.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Seen at an Ice Cream Shop.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Cone, Cup, Little Spoon, Scoop.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: All these are song titles.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Hit Songs of 1998.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Hit Songs of 1998.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Closing Time, Iris, One Week, Too Close.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this mobile-friendly puzzle game: Other things you could put in this category: tamale, spot, pot.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Hot ___.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Hot ___.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Dog, Potato, Rod, Water Bottle.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #733 for June 13, 2025

The full spoiler for this mind-boggling puzzle game can be found in the section below. Open up the expandable section there to see all the groups and which words go where to get the right answer.

Yellow - Perspective: Angle, Bent, Lens, Point of View
Green - Seen at an Ice Cream Shop: Cone, Cup, Little Spoon, Scoop
Blue - Hit Songs of 1998: Closing Time, Iris, One Week, Too Close
Purple - Hot ___: Dog, Potato, Rod, Water Bottle