The New York Times Connections puzzle for July 2, 2025, challenges players to organize 16 words into four connected groups.

In Connections, you look at a grid of 16 words and pick four words that have a connection to each other. You do this four times, until all 16 words in the puzzle are grouped.

If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Monday, April 21, 2025, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way ...

Connections is released at midnight in your time zone. In order to accommodate all time zones, there will be two Connections ...