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Connectionsis back with another head-scratcher of a puzzle. If you are stumbling today, and you are looking for some help, you can find all sorts of helpful hints below.
This article is designed for people who already know therules of how to playConnections, but they are looking for help with today’s puzzle specifically. This article contains things like general clues to the whole puzzle, spoilers for categories, and even the full answer to this puzzle.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #358 for Jul 16, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:School, Spool, Wax, Solar Panel, Movie, Thread, Honeycomb, Wind, Laser, Ball, Wrap, Vitamin, Coil, Spreadsheet, Organism,andPluck.
Pluck has several definitions in English.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle #358 for May 17, 2025
There are tons of helpful hints in the expandable sections below. Each one contains a general clue, a category hint, or even a spoiler for a whole category for thisrelaxing puzzle game.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle 358
Here are some hints:
None of these categories are about parts of a beehive.
None of these categories are about things used in a science lab.

- Honeycomb and Organism belong in the same category.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in thisPC puzzle game:Get swimwear ready! Use a razor or-
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisRemove, As Body Hair.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Laser, Pluck, Thread, Wax.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisTwist Around.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Coil, Spool, Wind, Wrap.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:Made of smaller things.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisThings Made of Cells.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Honeycomb, Organism, Solar Panel, Spreadsheet.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in thisfree game similar toWordle:All four of these can follow the same letter and make four common things.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisB-_____.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Ball, Movie, School, Vitamin.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #358 for Jun 25, 2025
If you want to see the full answer for thismobile puzzle game, you can find it below. Click the Read More button to see all four categories and the words that belong in each.
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