Connectionsis a short puzzle game you can play once a day. The premise is simple: you need to take all sixteen words and figure out which ones belong into which of four categories. But you only have a handful of tries to do it in.
If you knowhow to playConnections, you know that simple instructions doesn’t automatically make a puzzle easy. Depending on your depth of knowledge of each of the categories, it can actually be quite difficult. If you need help with this one, you can find a whole bunch of hints below.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #588 for June 04, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Sun, Pool, Action, Aquarium, Claim, Geometry, Bluff, Suit, Cape, Purse, Tampa Bay, Kitty, Plain, Case, Pot,andBasin.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
There are a whole bunch of hints in the sections below. If you press the Read More button below the header of the item you want to see, it will unveil the hint or spoiler for thisrelaxing puzzle game.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints:
None of the groups are about summer time, vacation spots, or similar.
Tampa Bay and Geometry go in the same group.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in thisinnovative puzzle game:A trust, a pile of money for a purpose.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisFund.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Kitty, Pool, Pot, Purse.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:A lawsuit, a dispute, a trial.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisCourt Filing.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Action, Case, Claim, Suit.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:Other things you could put into this category: Mountains, Plateaus, Cliffs.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisLandforms.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Basin, Bluff, Cape, Plain.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in thisminimalist puzzle game:Other things you could put into this category: Magnetic Fields, Tanning Beds, Oceans.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisThey Have Rays.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Aquarium, Geometry, Sun, Tampa Bay.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #588 for May 21, 2025
Searching for the full answer to thischallenging puzzle game? All the categories and which words go where can be found in the section below. Open it up to take a peek at the entire answer for puzzle number 588.
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