Connections #687 Answers – April 28, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #687 on Monday, April 28, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BAREBOREDRAINEXHAUSTFIBERFINGERPRINTGELHAIRMOUSSEPLAINSIMPLESPARESPRAYTIRETIRE MARKWAX
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
GEL belongs to this group.
Green
BARE belongs to this group.
Blue
FIBER belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BORE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
HAIR PRODUCTS
Green category
AUSTERE
Blue category
CLUES AT A CRIME SCENE
Purple (hardest) category
WEARY
Connections #687 answers
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HAIR PRODUCTSGEL, MOUSSE, SPRAY, WAX
AUSTEREBARE, PLAIN, SIMPLE, SPARE
CLUES AT A CRIME SCENEFIBER, FINGERPRINT, HAIR, TIRE MARK
WEARYBORE, DRAIN, EXHAUST, TIRE
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What are the Connections answers for April 28, 2025?
HAIR PRODUCTS: GEL, MOUSSE, SPRAY, WAX. AUSTERE: BARE, PLAIN, SIMPLE, SPARE. CLUES AT A CRIME SCENE: FIBER, FINGERPRINT, HAIR, TIRE MARK. WEARY: BORE, DRAIN, EXHAUST, TIRE.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.