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 29, 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 dairy decadence, groovy moves and more.
Below are the hints, categories and answers for today’s Connections game, puzzle #749, on June 29.
A hint for each Connections category today, June 29
Yellow group hint: Best with a cherry on top
Green group hint: Relates to the childhood hand-slap game
Blue group hint: Think, 5, 6, 7, 8 …
Purple group hint: Also, potential for a rainbow
A word in each Connections category today, June 29
Yellow group word: Shake
Green group word: Startle
Blue group word: Floss
Purple group word: Earthworm
Connections categories today, June 29
Yellow group category: Ice cream treats
Green group category: Flinch
Blue group category: Dance moves
Purple group category: Seen in the aftermath of a storm
Here are the answers to Connections today, June 29
What are the yellow words in today’s Connections?
Ice cream treats: Float, shake, split, sundae
What are the green words in today’s Connections?
Flinch: Bolt, jerk, jump, startle
What are the blue words in today’s Connections?
Dance moves: Cabbage Patch, floss, moonwalk, robot
What are the purple words in today’s Connections?
Seen in the aftermath of a storm: Earthworm, mud, mushroom, puddle
