Overview

• The April 25, 2025 Connections puzzle (#684) features four categories: Gum Flavors, Starting Point, Great American Songbook Songs, and ___ Tube.
• Answers for the puzzle include groups such as Bubblegum, Cinnamon, Menthol, and Wintergreen for Gum Flavors, and Fallopian, Inner, Test, and Vacuum for ___ Tube.
• Connections, launched by The New York Times in June 2023, tasks players with sorting 16 words into four thematic groups under a four-mistake limit.
• The game uses color-coded difficulty levels: Yellow (Easiest), Green (Easy), Blue (Medium), and Purple (Hardest).
• Daily solutions and hints are widely shared across media outlets, fostering a vibrant community of players and maintaining the game's popularity.