New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #731 June 11, 2025

Connections is a short, daily puzzle game from the New York Times Games. In order to win, you will need to study all the words in it and figure out how to put them into four secret categories. You don’t get a whole lot of guesses to get it right, either.

If you are stuck on this one and already know how to play Connections, you can find all that you need to help you win in the article below. It contains everything from general clues to spoilers to give you and helpful boost to defeat this challenging puzzle.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #731 for June 11, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Eyebrow, Number, Rainbow, Rooster, Leprechaun, Dagger, Count, Crow, Asterisk, Flight Path, Strut, Banana, Show Off, Parens, Elves, and Bluster.

What is the Definition of Parens?

Parens is the shortened form of the word “parentheses.” Parentheses look like this: ( ).

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

The sections below contain various hints and spoilers for today’s New York Times Games Connections. Each is covered up to keep you from spoiling too much of the puzzle just by scrolling down; open them up with the Read More button below each section.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of the groups are about birds.

2. None of these categories are about parts of words, similar or identical letter usage, adding letters, or anything similar.

3. Dagger and Parens go in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: To gloat, to flaunt.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Boast.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Boast.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bluster, Crow, Show Off, Strut.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this innovative puzzle game: All these things share the same shape.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Arc-Shaped Things.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Arc-Shaped Things.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Banana, Eyebrow, Flight Path, Rainbow.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Other things you could put in this category: Tiger, Bee, Rabbit, Sun, Tucan, Frog, Captain.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Cereal Mascots.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Cereal Mascots.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Count, Elves, Leprechaun, Rooster.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this free-to-play puzzle game: This* group† is pretty difficult¹.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Ways to Denote a Citation.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Ways to Denote a Citation.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Asterisk, Dagger, Number, Parens.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #731 for June 11, 2025

Searching for the whole spoiler for this mind-boggling puzzle game? You can find the answer in the section below, complete with all the categories and what words belong in each group.

Yellow – Boast: Bluster, Crow, Show Off, Strut
Green – Arc-Shaped Things: Banana, Eyebrow, Flight Path, Rainbow
Blue – Cereal Mascots: Count, Elves, Leprechaun, Rooster
Purple – Ways to Denote a Citation: Asterisk, Dagger, Number, Parens