NYT Connections hints and answers for June 12: How many did you guess correctly?

NYT Connections hints and answers for June 12, 2025: NYT Connections, a popular word game from the leading publication house New York Times, has become a sensation among those fond of puzzles as it requires a strong vocabulary and some unconventional thinking. Those playing the game need to sort a grid of 16 words with seemingly little in common into four groups of four, based on the underlying shared themes. The goal of the puzzle is to identify these 16 words that belong to a common category.

The words are divided into four groups: Yellow (easiest), Green (medium), Blue (hard), and Purple (hardest). With that, here’s a look at the hints and solutions for NYT Connections’ June 12 edition.

NYT Connections June 12 categories hints

Here are a few hints for today’s categories to help you figure out the answers

Yellow: Getting cosy

Green: Gossiping

Blue: Activities involving pins or needles

Purple: Words that begin with titles

NYT Connections June 12 categories answers

Those keen to solve the game/puzzle on their own should skip this portion. However, if you are keen to know the answers look no further:

Yellow: CUDDLING, HUGGING, SNUGGLING, SPOONING

Green : BUZZING, DISHING, SPILLING, WHISPERING

Blue: ACUPUNCTURING, BOWLING, SEWING, WRESTLING

Purple: DOCTOR, LORD, MISS, SIRING

How to play NYT Connections online

The game is accessible online. To play, you are required to select the four words you feel have something in common and hit the ‘submit’ button. If the answer is right, the words will be arranged together and the category will be unveiled with the corresponding colour. However, if you make a mistake you lose one of your four chances. In other words, make four mistakes and it’s ‘game over’ for you.. So think well and play wisely!