Connections #688 Answers – April 29, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #688 on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BATTERCANDLESTICKDOUGHGEMSTONEINFIELDLADDERMIXTUREMOUNTAINPASTEPITCHERPLACEMATPLATERHOMBUSROPESUITTREE
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
BATTER belongs to this group.
Green
CANDLESTICK belongs to this group.
Blue
LADDER belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
GEMSTONE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
COOKING CONCOCTIONS
Green category
SEEN ON A TABLE AT A DINNER PARTY
Blue category
THINGS TO CLIMB
Purple (hardest) category
WHAT "DIAMOND" CAN REFER TO
Connections #688 answers
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COOKING CONCOCTIONSBATTER, DOUGH, MIXTURE, PASTE
SEEN ON A TABLE AT A DINNER PARTYCANDLESTICK, PITCHER, PLACEMAT, PLATE
THINGS TO CLIMBLADDER, MOUNTAIN, ROPE, TREE
WHAT "DIAMOND" CAN REFER TOGEMSTONE, INFIELD, RHOMBUS, SUIT
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What are the Connections answers for April 29, 2025?
COOKING CONCOCTIONS: BATTER, DOUGH, MIXTURE, PASTE. SEEN ON A TABLE AT A DINNER PARTY: CANDLESTICK, PITCHER, PLACEMAT, PLATE. THINGS TO CLIMB: LADDER, MOUNTAIN, ROPE, TREE. WHAT "DIAMOND" CAN REFER TO: GEMSTONE, INFIELD, RHOMBUS, SUIT.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.