NYT Connections is a fun game. It’s a good mixture of brain-teasing, head-scratching frustration with good-old-fashioned word fun! However, on some days, the head-scratching can be too much. That’s where we come in. So, if you’re stuck, here are some NYT Connections hints for today’s game #728. Plus, we have the answers as well, in case you need them.
Connections Today: Hints for June 8, 2025
NYT Connections puzzles have four categories: Yellow (easiest), Green, Blue, and Purple (hardest). So let’s start off with some hints for NYT Connections today for what the categories themselves are:
- Yellow (Easiest): If at first you don’t succeed, try again… keep trying
- Green: Do you know what a bull run and a bear run means?
- Blue: Wikipedia!? in Henry Cavill’s voice
- Purple (Trickiest): What other things can you call “money”?
Today’s Connections Categories
If you need more help, here are the NYT Connections categories for June 8, 2025. These should give you some hints for today’s NYT Connections.
- Yellow: PERSIST
- Green: ANIMAL METAPHORS IN ECONOMICS
- Blue: SIDEBAR INFO ON A PERSON’S WIKIPEDIA PAGE
- Purple: HOMOPHONES OF SLANG FOR MONEY
NYT Connections Today: Answers for June 8, 2025
Were you able to figure out all the words? If not, don’t worry, here are the answers for NYT Connections #728.
- PERSIST: HOLD, LAST, STAND, STAY
- ANIMAL METAPHORS IN ECONOMICS: BEAR, BULL, DOVE, HAWK
- SIDEBAR INFO ON A PERSON’S WIKIPEDIA PAGE: BORN, EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, SPOUSE
- HOMOPHONES OF SLANG FOR MONEY: BRED, CACHE, DOE, LUTE

Previous NYT Connections Answers
Want to check the Connections solutions for yesterday? Here are NYT Connections Hints and Answers for June 7, 2025
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Hopefully you were able to solve today’s Connections using our hints, and if not, checking out our answers can help you on the right track anyway. Let us know your thoughts about your experience with today’s Connections in the comments.