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Today's NYT Connections puzzle is a bit of a stumper, especially the purple group. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers.

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Hints for today's Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Tech accessories.

Green group hint: Crammed together.

Blue group hint: Specific elements.

Purple group hint: Cheep, cheep!

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Computer peripherals.

Green group: Tightly packed.

Blue group: Hazardous elemental metals.

Purple group: Starting with bird homophones.

What are today's Connections answers?

The completed NYT Connections puzzle for June 25, 2026.
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The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is computer peripherals. The four answers are microphone, monitor, printer and trackpad.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is tightly packed. The four answers are compact, compressed, dense and squashed.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is hazardous elemental metals. The four answers are francium, lead, mercury and polonium.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is starting with bird homophones. The four answers are cranium (crane), croquette (crow), ductile (duck) and hockey (hawk).