Connectionshas a brand-new puzzle to ponder over. If you are looking for a puzzle that will wrack your brain, today’s is a good one to choose. The words that need to be sorted are pretty challenging, and several of them seem to belong in more than one category.
If you are already familiar with therules of how to playConnections, you are aware of how a few words that seem to go in multiple categories can make this daily word game so much more challenging. Thankfully, this article is here to help out anyone who is stuck today.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #411 for June 12, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Liar, Con, Back, Down, Support, Symbol, Minus, Loot, Champion, Strike, Ding, Right, Base, Up, Endorse,andLeft.
What is the Definition of Endorse?
To endorse means to support something or to uphold or sanction something. There is also another verb version of endorse that means to sign something, as in a document or a check. There is another definition, according to Dictionary.com, that means “Heraldry. A narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.”
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If you want a few hints for today’s puzzle, check out the sections below. Each one contains a clue or a spoiler that will get you a little closer to the answer of thismobile-friendly puzzle game.
Here are some hints:
1. None of the categories are about math words.
None of these categories are about con artists or tricksters.
Base and Liar go in the same group.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:Buttons on a directional pad.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisBasic Directions.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Down, Left, Up, Right.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in thisbrowser-based game:Affirm, Defend, Bless, Uphold.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisAdvocate For.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Back, Champion, Endorse, Support.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in thisminimalist puzzle game:A reasonnotto do something.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisDrawback.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Con, Ding, Minus, Strike.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:All these words, when said out loud, sound like a group of instruments.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisInstrument Homophones.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Base, Liar, Loot, Symbol.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #411 for June 12, 2025
The answer for thisrelaxing puzzle gameis located in the section below. Press the Read More button to see all four categories and the words that belong in each one.
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