New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #738 June…

The New York Times has a whole new Connections puzzle to ponder over. If you are stuck on this one, you aren't alone; today's puzzle was a very big challenge and can easily ruin your winning streak.

In this article, you can find all the help you need to solve this one, except for the rules of how to play Connections. It contains everything from little clues to the overall puzzle to spoilers for the whole thing if you want to see them.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #738 for June 18, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Smack, Barm, Pea, Wet, Rankle, Astronaut, Gray, Whale, Cold, Coffee, Right, Ship, Exactly, Windy, Lear, and Dead.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you want some help for this mobile-friendly puzzle game, this is the place to find it. In each of the expandable sections below, you will find a different kind of hint or spoiler. Just open up each one with the Read More button below to see what that hint is.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this challenging puzzle game:

1. None of these categories are about colors.

2. The definition of "barm" will not help you solve this puzzle.

3. Lear and Rankle belong in the same category once you take a letter away.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: It's raining, it's pouring...

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Qualities of a Rainy Day.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Qualities of a Rainy Day.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Cold, Gray, Wet, Windy.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this mind-boggling puzzle game: In the middle.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Squarely.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Squarely.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Dead, Exactly, Right, Smack.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: All these items can have a shell that has the same name.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Contents of a Pod.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Contents of a Pod.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Astronaut, Coffee, Pea, Whale.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: Take a letter out of these words to get the group.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Body Part Plus a Starting Letter.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Body Part Plus a Starting Letter.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Barm, Lear, Rankle, Ship.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #738 for June 18, 2025

If you want to see the whole answer for this relaxing puzzle game, look into the expandable section below. Inside will be a breakdown of every group, its theme, and the words that go inside of each of them.

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