Connections hints, clues and answer for today’s puzzle, #748 on June 28

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Drawing of a New York Times Connections game board. The words "Hint of the day" fill each of four dark grey tiles diagonally across the board. The rest of the tiles are light grey, with the word "connections" in each of them.
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Looking for a hint for today’s Connections puzzle? Below, we have clues to help you unlock whichever category has you stumped for the puzzle on June 28, 2025.

Connections first launched on the New York Times in June 2023. The premise is deceptively simple: Players have to find the thematic connection of four groups of four words ... without making more than four mistakes.

Today’s Connections has categories about stuff Mr. Wiggles loves to take to the park, creations famed men from the 19th century gave us and more.

Below are the hints, categories and answers for today’s Connections game, puzzle #748, on June 28.

A hint for each Connections category today, June 28

Yellow group hint: A pup’s favorite things

Green group hint: Refers to large groups

Blue group hint: Four-wheel offenses

Purple group hint: Infamous innovators

A word in each Connections category today, June 28

Yellow group word: Stick

Green group word: Host

Blue group word: Tow

Purple group word: Diesel

Connections categories today, June 28

Yellow group category: Things a dog can fetch

Green group category: Great many

Blue group category: Possible results of a traffic violation

Purple group category: Industrial revolution inventors

Here are the answers to Connections today, June 28

What are the yellow words in today’s Connections?

Things a dog can fetch: Ball, bone, Frisbee, stick

What are the green words in today’s Connections?

Great many: Drove, host, load, score

What are the blue words in today’s Connections?

Possible results of a traffic violation: Boot, points, ticket, tow

What are the purple words in today’s Connections?

Industrial revolution inventors: Bell, Diesel, Singer, Watt