NYT Connections today, April 5, 2025, game #664: Answers and hints to solve the Saturday challenge

The New York Times keeps puzzle lovers enthralled with NYT Connections Today, a word game that tests players to categorize 16 words into four different groups.

Since its launch, this stimulating puzzle has developed a loyal fan base, thanks to its equilibrium of entertainment and difficulty.

Every day's puzzle offers a new challenge, and players must find connections between words through commonalities. The categories are color-coded: Yellow for easiest, then Green, Blue, and the most challenging, Purple.


If today's puzzle is difficult, continue reading for tips and solutions to NYT Connections Today on April 5, 2025.

Tips for NYT Connections Today game #664 (April 5, 2025)

Before leaping to the answers, reflect on these suggestions for the four groups in today's NYT Connections Today puzzle. These nuanced hints can lead you to the correct groupings:

Yellow Group: You provide labor, they provide funds

Green Group: You find them on every site you look at

Blue Group: You read them

Purple Group: These words end fatally

If these clues have sent you in the right direction, attempt to solve the puzzle without referencing the answers. But if you require further assistance, refer to the complete category breakdown below.

NYT Connections Categories for April 5, 2025 ( game #664 )

Today's puzzle offers an interesting combination of themes, challenging players' capacity to identify relationships between words that appear unrelated.

Below are the assigned categories:

Yellow: EMPLOY
Green: PARTS OF A WEBSITE
Blue: MAGAZINES
Purple: If the words are not yet falling into place, continue scrolling to discover the entire list of answers.

NYT Connections Answers for April 5, 2025 (Game #664)

For those who wish to check their answers or want a last push in the right direction, below are the correct groupings for today's NYT Connections Today puzzle:

EMPLOY: Contract, Engage, Retain, Sign

PARTS OF A WEBSITE: Banner, Header, Menu, Sidebar

MAGAZINES: Billboard, People, Star, Time

ENDING WITH MEDIEVAL WEAPONS: Crossword, Grimace, Rainbow, Semblance

FAQs

Can I play previous NYT Connections?

On a web browser at nytimes.com/crosswords through the navigation menu. In the Games app under the Connections Archive section. The archive is not accessible in the Play tab of the News app.

Which color is easiest in Connections?

In NYT Connections, each group is color-coded by difficulty: yellow is the easiest, followed by green, blue, and the most challenging, purple.