Every day, the New York Time Games gives fans a whole newConnectionspuzzle to attempt to win. The game is pretty simple: you get sixteen words, and you need to figure out the four categories you may sort those words into. But simple doesn’t always mean easy.
Today’s puzzle is a lot more challenging than therules ofConnectionsmight make it sound. There are a bunch of challenging words with several meanings and red herrings in the puzzle to throw you off. Thankfully, this article is here to help by uncovering some of the mysteries for you.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #619 for June 26, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Tick, Tock, Ding, Dock, Nick, Cock, Pony, Mock, Chime, Pig, Wharf, Scratch, Lighthouse, Cuckoo, Dent,andBoardwalk.
What is the Definition of Wharf?
A wharf is most commonly a “structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier,” according to Dictionary.com. It can also be used as a verb, as in to “provide with a wharf” or “to accommodate at or bring to a wharf.” It can also mean “to tie up at a wharf; dock.”
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
The sections below contain all the hints and spoilers you might be looking for. In order to take a peek at all of them, open up the expandable sections below with the “Read More” link below each; this will uncover your hint for this puzzlegame similar toWordle.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints:
None of these categories are about words that rhyme, words that sound similar, or that have the same letters in them.
Cock and Mock do, however, go in the same group.
- Chime and Cuckoo belong in the same category.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in thismobile puzzle game:Other things you could put in this category: marina, dam, levee.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisStructures By the Shore.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Boardwalk, Dock, Lighthouse, Wharf.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in thispuzzle game:A notch in your car’s paint, perhaps. A small cut or scar.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisSmall Imperfections.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Dent, Ding, Nick, Scratch.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:A bird that sounds the hour.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisSounds a Cuckoo Clock Makes.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Chime, Cuckoo, Tick, Tock.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:All four of these can be followed up by the same four-letter word to make four common things.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsis____ Tail.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Cock, Mock, Pig, Pony.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #619 for May 09, 2025
If you’re searching for the full answer to thismind-bogglingly difficult puzzle game, look no further than the expandable section below. It contains all the categories and the words that go in each grouping.
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