Today's NYT Connections hints and answers (June 16, 2025): All puzzle answers

Today's NYT Connections (June 16, 2025) presents 16 words for the community, as usual, and challenges them to place those words into four categories. However, while these groups of words are connected to different themes, the publisher does not reveal their names until you figure out the answers. Moreover, you only get four chances to solve the puzzle, which makes finding the answers challenging.

This article provides four hints to help you narrow down your guesses and determine the answers.

Today's NYT Connections hints (June 16, 2025)

All hints for today's New York Times Connections puzzle are provided in the table below:

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The words for today's New York Times Connections puzzle (Image via The New York Times)

Categories	Hints
Yellow category	These words relate to boredom.
Green category	These things can be found alongside a window.
Blue category	These are found with drinks.
Purple category	These words begin with names of vehicles.

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Answers for today's NYT Connections puzzle (June 16, 2025)

The table below has the answers to the Connections puzzle for June 16, 2025:

All NYT Connections answers for today (Image via The New York Times)

Categories	Answers
Yellow category	These words mean being Expressionless. They are Blank, Inanimate, Wooden, and Flat.
Green category	These are Drapery Hanging Items. The words are Bracket, Hook, Curtain, and Rock.
Blue category	These are What a Drink is Served with. They are Coaster, Glass, Garnish, and Straw.
Purple category	These are Starting with methods of Transportation. The words are Busboy, Shipshape, Carbon, and Trainee.

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