HIGHLIGHTS
- Fusilli in today’s NYT Connections is a variety of pasta from southern Italy that has a helical (corkscrew) or helicoidal shape.
- The word “Curveball” has different meanings, but in today’s NYT Games, it means something unexpected or disruptive.
- Info On A Nutrition Label, Metaphor For Something Unexpected, Things You Can Insert Into A Spreadsheet, and Helical Things are the categories for April 21, 2025′ NYT Connections.
The New York Times Connections for April 21, 2025, is on air with its 16 fresh words.
Unlike yesterday’s, today’s game does not seem to repeat the exact words from the previous days.
While today’s game’s difficulty rating is 2.8 out of 5, words like Fusilli and Curveball can still cause some difficulty to group out.
Answers For Today’s NYT Connections (April 21, 2025)
After closely analyzing today’s NYT Connections words, the first four words that crossed my mind were: Cell, Column, Row, and Sheet.
Each of these words seems to be associated with a spreadsheet, like Google Docs, where rows and columns can be seen.
Submitting the words led me to the blue group “Things You Can Insert Into A Spreadsheet”.

Moving ahead, with the remaining words, I chose Fat, Iron, Protein, and Sodium, each referring to a nutritious element.
So with these nutrients, I got the yellow group “Info On A Nutrition Label”.
Curveball And Wrench Meaning In NYT Connections #680
As I progressed with the remaining words, I lost one life and got the green group “Methapor For Something Unexpected”, with words like Bombshell, Twist, Wrench, and Curveball.
Curveball has different meanings, but in today’s NYT Games, it means something unexpected or disruptive.

Likewise, Wrench is basically a tool, but in today’s game, it means to pull or twist suddenly and violently.
Fusilli And Corkscrew Meaning In NYT Connections #680
With only four words remaining at the end, I quickly submitted them and got the purple group “Helical Things“. Helical means having the shape or form of a helix, spiral.
Fusilli in today’s NYT Connections is a variety of pasta from southern Italy that has a helical (corkscrew) or helicoidal shape.
On the other hand, Corkscrew is a tool for drawing corks from wine bottles and other household bottles that may be sealed with corks.

After getting all the titles and coloring up the grid, I was able to complete today’s NYT Connections with the following answers;
- Things You Can Insert Into A Spreadsheet (Blue): Cell, Column, Row, Sheet
- Info On A Nutrition Label (Yellow): Fat, Iron, Protein, Sodium
- Metaphor For Something Unexpected (Green): Bombshell, Curveball, Twist, Wrench
- Helical Things (Purple): DNA, Spring, Corkscrew, Fusilli

