New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #740 June…

Connections is a daily word-sorting puzzle from the New York Times Games. In order to win, you need to put all of the words into four, mystery categories, and you don't have a whole lot of tries to get it done.

If the rules of Connections make it sound hard, just wait until you try to solve this one yourself. The categories and words in this one make it challenging enough that many fans will be looking for help.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #740 for June 20, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Rock, Film, Seal, Scissors, Poetic, Paper, Button, Museum, Snake, Shoot, Thread, Hitman, Record, Needle, Undertaker, and Tape.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Every section below has a clue to help you with this minimalist puzzle game. Open each of them with the Read More link below them to see what this hint might be.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this mind-boggling puzzle game:

1. None of these are about rock, paper scissors.

2. None of the groups are about parts of a record player.

3. Paper and Poetic belong in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Things needed to mend.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Items in a Sewing Kit.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Items in a Sewing Kit.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Button, Needle, Scissors, Thread.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this free-to-play puzzle game: To document as a movie.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Capture on Video.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Capture on Video.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Film, Record, Shoot, Tape.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Add "The" to each of these words to make some names.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Pro Wrestling Icons, With "The."

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Pro Wrestling Icons, With "The."

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Hitman, Rock, Snake, Undertaker.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: All of these can follow after the same three-letter word to make four common things.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Wax ____.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Wax ____.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Museum, Paper, Poetic, Seal.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #740 for June 20, 2025

Searching for the whole answer to this relaxing puzzle game? The section below contains all the categories, which words go inside each group, and a screenshot of a completed puzzle for those who want to see it.

Yellow - Items in a Sewing Kit: Button, Needle, Scissors, Thread
Green - Capture on Video: Film, Record, Shoot, Tape
Blue - Pro Wrestling Icons, With "The": Hitman, Rock, Snake, Undertaker
Purple - Wax ____: Museum, Paper, Poetic, Seal