HIGHLIGHTS
- In Today’s NYT Connections, the meaning of “kiln” is an heated chamber used to process materials at high temperatures, most commonly in pottery.
- An “eel” is a long, thin fish that looks like a snake, with a slender, elongated body, and is known for being slippery.
- “Cancel, as a Project”, “Seen in a Pottery Studio“, “Things that are Slippery”, and “Natural Producers of Heat” are the four categories of today’s NYT Connection
Editor Wyna Liu created NYT Connections, a daily word puzzle game for The New York Times, which features 16 different words or symbols (very rare).
In yesterday’s puzzle, players struggled to group words like Fusilli and Curveball into categories based on a shared theme.
With a difficulty rating of 3, fitting Kiln and Eel into any group could be especially tricky for Connections players today.
Answers For Today’s NYT Connections (April 22, 2025)
As with every puzzle, you begin by analyzing each word, and it won’t take long to identify the first group.
Experienced Connections players recognize that a word may have various meanings or seem to fit into multiple groups.
The yellow group, considered the easiest of the four in today’s NYT Connections, is titled “Cancel, as a Project.”
Axe, Cut, Drop, and Scap likely group together because they all relate to termination or removal.
Meaning Of Kiln In Today’s NYT Connections
A kiln is an oven, furnace, or heated chamber used to process materials at high temperatures, most commonly in pottery.
Following the same theme, we group Clay, Glaze, and Wheel with Kiln because people commonly use them as tools and materials in pottery.
These words form the second group in today’s puzzle, aptly titled “Seen in a Pottery Studio.”
This completes half of the puzzle, with eight remaining words that players must categorize into two groups.
Eel Meaning In NYT Connections
As you progress, the reduced word count makes forming the group significantly easier, but the words can get tricky at the same time.
After some trial and error, I finally cracked the third group in today’s NYT Connections.
An eel is a long, thin fish that resembles a snake, featuring a slender, elongated body, and it is known for its slipperiness.
Similarly, Banana peel, Grease, and Ice commonly relate to slipperiness and form the group “Things that are Slippery.” Funnily so, I have never seen someone slip off a Banana Peel.
With only four words remaining, we can simply group them to reveal the final group of today’s puzzle.
Grouping the final words, Fire, Lightning, Sun, and Volcano, will reveal the last group, “Natural Producers of Heat.”
Here is today’s final list of words and themes for NYT Connections, organized by their difficulty levels.
- Cancel, as a Project (Yellow): Axe, Cut, Drop, Scap
- Seen in a Pottery Studio (Green): Clay, Glaze, Wheel, Kiln
- Things that are Slippery (Blue): Banana peel, Grease, Ice
- Natural Producers of Heat (Purple): Fire, Lightning, Sun, Volcano
