New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #676 April 17, 2025

Today’s Connections puzzle contains sixteen words that form four secret categories. Identifying these groups while staying within the four-mistake limit often requires some helpful tips from an outside source.

When the relationships between words remain unclear, this guide will provide you all the support you need. In this, you can find hints, spoilers, category clues, and a whole lot more for this challenging puzzle game.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #676 for April 17, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Case, Mantle, Sauce, Core, Crust, Forty, Trunk, Trout, Torso, Young, Six-Pack, Cheese, Toppings, Bonds, Midriff, and Growler.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If a hint or two would help you to win this puzzle game, you can find all sorts of them below. Each is hidden inside an expandable section, so you will need to press the “Read More” button underneath each one to see what’s inside.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this minimalist puzzle game:

1. None of these categories are about cases to hold clothing in while traveling.

2. Trout and Young go in the same group.

3. Case and Forty belong in the same category.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: In your middle.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Central Section of the Body.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Central Section of the Body.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Core, Midriff, Torso, Trunk.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Pepperoni, pineapple, and peppers!

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Components of a Pizza.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Components of a Pizza.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Cheese, Crust, Sauce, Toppings.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this popular puzzle game: Alcohol in a bundle.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Units of Beer.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Units of Beer.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Case, Forty, Growler, Six-Pack.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: Pro athletes in a specific sport.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Baseball Greats.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Baseball Greats.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bonds, Mantle, Trout, Young.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #676 for April 17, 2025

If you are looking for the full answer to the New York Times Connections, you can find it below. Open up the expandable section there to uncover all the answers.

Yellow – Central Section of the Body: Core, Midriff, Torso, Trunk
Green – Components of a Pizza: Cheese, Crust, Sauce, Toppings
Blue – Units of Beer: Case, Forty, Growler, Six-Pack
Purple – Baseball Greats: Bonds, Mantle, Trout, Young