April 12 'Connections' Puzzle Challenges Players with Creative Word Groupings

The New York Times' daily word-association game features categories like 'NBA Player' and 'Starts of African Countries' in its latest edition.

Today's 'Connections' puzzle, identified as #671, was released on April 12, 2025, with four themed categories to solve.
The categories for the puzzle are 'Short Period Of Time,' 'Do Wrong,' 'NBA Player,' and 'Starts Of African Countries.'
The answers include groupings such as 'Bit, Flash, Jiff, Sec' for short periods of time and 'Buck, Net, Spur, Sun' for NBA players.
Hints provided include clues like 'Spur and Sun belong in the same group' and 'Bots and Came belong in the same group.'
The puzzle continues to captivate players with its deceptive difficulty and thematic word associations, sustaining its popularity since its launch in 2023.