Good morning, Connections fans! 🎉 Ready to take on today’s word-matching challenge? This clever game from the New York Times tests your ability to group four words that share something in common—but beware, some of them are trickier than they seem!
If you’re stuck and need a hint (or a few), I’ve got you covered. And if you’re looking for more word fun, check out my NYT Strands and Quordle pages for hints & answers, and Wordle Today guide for the original viral game!
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Table of Contents
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #757 July 7, 2025
Hints:
| Group | Hints | Theme |
| YELLOW | Also a grass | INFORMANT |
| GREEN | You were here | BIG IMPRESSION |
| BLUE | Leave nothing on the court | BASKETBALL MOVES |
| PURPLE | Add the opposite of bottom | TOP___ |
Answers:
- YELLOW: CANARY, LEAK, RAT, SOURCE
- GREEN: FOOTPRINT, IMPACT, MARK, SPLASH
- BLUE: BLOCK, DRIBBLE, PASS, SHOOT
- PURPLE: BANANA, DOG, HAT, SECRET
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #756 July 6, 2025
Hints:
| Group | Hints | Theme |
| YELLOW | Stick them in the kiln | FIRED OBJECTS |
| GREEN | Bits | PARTICLE |
| BLUE | What’s up d….? | DRS |
| PURPLE | Sounds like body part | ENDING WITH HOMOPHONES OF PARTS OF THE LEG |
Answers:
- YELLOW: CERAMICS, CHINA, POTTERY, WARE
- GREEN: CRUMB, GRAIN, MORSEL, SHRED
- BLUE: DRE, EVIL, PEPPER, SEUSS
- PURPLE: CRYPTO, DECAF, DISNEY, PRUSSIAN
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #755 July 5, 2025
Hints:
- YELLOW: Scams – CON GAME
- GREEN: Mix it up – COMBINE, AS BAKING INGREDIENTS
- BLUE: Can’t live without you – YEARN
- PURPLE: Jot it down – KINDS OF LISTS
Answers:
- YELLOW: HUSTLE, RACKET, SCHEME, STING
- GREEN: BEAT, BLEND, FOLD, STIR
- BLUE: BURN, ITCH, LONG, PINE
- PURPLE: BUCKET, LAUNDRY, SHORT, TO-DO
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #754 July 4, 2025
Hints:
- YELLOW: Circular car component – PARTS OF A WHEEL
- GREEN: Army garments – MILITARY CLOTHING DESCRIPTORS
- BLUE: Let it flow – USED IN VENTILATION
- PURPLE: A chance that slipped away – FAIL TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, AS AN OPPORTUNITY
Answers:
- YELLOW: HUB, RIM, SPOKE, TIRE
- GREEN: CAMO, DRAB, FATIGUE, KHAKI
- BLUE: DUCT, EXHAUST, HOSE, PIPE
- PURPLE: BLOW, LOSE, MISS, WASTE
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #753 July 3, 2025
Hints:
- YELLOW: Communicating – CORRESPONDENCE
- GREEN: Crucial at the terminal – AIRPORT BOARD INFO
- BLUE: Player information – PRO ATHLETE DATA
- PURPLE: Preceded by a profession that rhymes with “llama” – FARMERS’ THINGS
Answers:
- YELLOW: CONTACT, DEALINGS, EXCHANGE, INTERACTION
- GREEN: ARRIVAL, DESTINATION, FLIGHT, GATE
- BLUE: COLLEGE, NUMBER, POSITION, TEAM
- PURPLE: ALMANAC, INSURANCE, MARKET, TAN
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #752 July 2, 2025
🟨 Yellow Group – Hint
All four words mean counterfeit or imitation.
🟩 Green Group – Hint
Related to Freud and psychoanalysis—think dreams and slips.
🟦 Blue Group – Hint
Words that often follow “T‑” (like T‑shirt).
🟪 Purple Group – Hint
Names that start with letters often used as school abbreviations.
✅ Final Answers
- 🟨 Yellow – Knockoff: BOOTLEG, COPY, FAKE, REPLICA
- 🟩 Green – Associated with Freud: DREAMS, ID, OEDIPUS, SLIP
- 🟦 Blue – Words after “T‑”: MOBILE, PAIN, REX, SHIRT
- 🟪 Purple – School starters: FRESHWATER, JUNIPER, SENECA, SOPHOCLES
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #751 July 1, 2025
🟨 Yellow Group – Hint
These words all relate to stealing in a sneaky or informal way.
🟩 Green Group – Hint
Think looking clean and well-dressed — tidy and put-together.
🟦 Blue Group – Hint
Daily grooming or hygiene activities.
🟪 Purple Group – Hint
All of these can be paired with the word “stone” to make common phrases.
🟨 Yellow Group – Answer
NICK, PINCH, POCKET, PALM
🟩 Green Group – Answer
NEAT, SHARP, SMART, TIDY
🟦 Blue Group – Answer
BRUSH, DRESS, SHAVE, SHOWER
🟪 Purple Group – Answer
BIRTH, KEY, MILE, TOUCH
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #749 June 29, 2025
🧠 Group Hints
🟨 Yellow – Ice cream treats
Think scoopable, spoonable, sweet indulgences.
🟩 Green – Flinch
Words that mean to react sharply or jerk away.
🟦 Blue – Dance moves
Classic moves you might bust out at parties.
🟪 Purple – After the rain
Things you often see after a good downpour.
✅ Answers
🟨 Ice Cream Treats
- FLOAT
- SHAKE
- SPLIT
- SUNDAE
🟩 Flinch
- BOLT
- JERK
- JUMP
- STARTLE
🟦 Dance Moves
- CABBAGE PATCH
- FLOSS
- MOONWALK
- ROBOT
🟪 After the Rain
- EARTHWORM
- MUD
- MUSHROOM
- PUDDLE
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #748 June 28, 2025
🧠 Hints
- Yellow Group (easiest): Things a dog might fetch.
- Green Group: Words suggesting a large amount.
- Blue Group: Likely consequences of a minor legal infraction.
- Purple Group (hardest): Inventors from the Industrial Revolution era.
✅ Answers
🟨 Things a Dog Can Fetch
- BALL
- BONE
- FRISBEE
- STICK
🟩 Great Many
- DROVE
- HOST
- LOAD
- SCORE
🟦 Possible Results of a Traffic Violation
- BOOT
- POINTS
- TICKET
- TOW
🟪 Industrial Revolution Inventors
- BELL
- DIESEL
- SINGER
- WATT
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #747 June 27, 2025
🧩 Hints
🟨 Yellow Group – In Fashion
Words that relate to being stylish or trendy.
🟩 Green Group – Angel Costume Parts
Items typically seen on an angel costume.
🟦 Blue Group – Sesame Street Figures
Characters from the beloved children’s show.
🟪 Purple Group – ____ Brothers
Common names or titles that include the word “Brothers.”
✅ Answers
🟨 Yellow – In Fashion
CHIC, CURRENT, FRESH, HAPPENING
🟩 Green – Angel Costume Parts
HALO, HARP, ROBE, WINGS
🟦 Blue – Sesame Street Figures
BIRD, COUNT, GROUCH, MONSTER
🟪 Purple – ____ Brothers
BLOOD, BLUES, CHEMICAL, MARX
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #746 June 26, 2025
Hints:
- YELLOW: Think: Healthy cold dish – COMPONENTS OF A SALAD
- GREEN: All mechanical – KINDS OF MACHINES
- BLUE: TV lawyers – LEGAL DRAMAS
- PURPLE: Top deck – ENDING WITH PLAYING CARDS
Answers:
- YELLOW: CHEESE, DRESSING, LETTUCE, PROTEIN
- GREEN: ENIGMA, PINBALL, SEWING, VENDING
- BLUE: DAMAGES, GOLIATH, MATLOCK, SUITS
- PURPLE: BOJACK, HAWKING, LOVELACE, MCQUEEN
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #745 June 25, 2025
Hints:
- YELLOW: Dairy slices – KINDS OF CHEESES
- GREEN: Found at the coffee shop – BEVERAGE SELF-SERVICE ITEMS
- BLUE: Essential for carpentry – WOODWORKING HAND TOOLS
- PURPLE: Flying but something’s missing – BIRDS MINUS LAST LETTER
Answers:
- YELLOW: BLUE, GOAT, JACK, SWISS
- GREEN: CUP, LID, NAPKIN, STRAW
- BLUE: CHISEL, PLANE, RASP, SAW
- PURPLE: CRAN, FLAMING, HERO, RAVE
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #744 June 24, 2025
Hints:
- YELLOW: Severe, behaviourally – STRICT
- GREEN: Outer layer – BOTANICAL COVERINGS
- BLUE: Screen listings – SEEN IN OPENING CREDITS
- PURPLE: Geometric stages of being – OBJECTS IN 0-, 1-, 2- AND 3-DIMENSIONAL SPACE
Answers:
- YELLOW: FIRM, RIGID, STERN, TOUGH
- GREEN: HULL, HUSK, POD, SHELL
- BLUE: CAST, DIRECTOR, STUDIO, TITLE
- PURPLE: LINE, PLANE, POINT, SOLID
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #743 June 23, 2025
Hints:
- YELLOW: Denim styles – KINDS OF JEANS
- GREEN: On the library shelves – FICTION CATEGORIES
- BLUE: The importance of Ernest – WORDS IN HEMINGWAY TITLES
- PURPLE: Receptacles for a drink – GLASS GLASSWARE
Answers:
- YELLOW: BOYFRIEND, FLARE, MOM, SKINNY
- GREEN: HISTORICAL, LITERARY, SPECULATIVE, YOUNG ADULT
- BLUE: BELL, FAREWELL, OLD MAN, SUN
- PURPLE: COCKTAIL, COLLINS, OLD FASHIONED, SHOT
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #742 June 22, 2025
Hints:
- YELLOW: Breaking!
- GREEN: We hold these truths to be self-evident
- BLUE: Box-set staples
- PURPLE: Not right
- YELLOW: NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT
- GREEN: NOUNS FROM A FAMOUS LINE IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
- BLUE: HBO SHOWS
- PURPLE: WHAT “LEFT” MIGHT MEAN
Answers:
- YELLOW: BULLETIN, FLASH, REPORT, WIRE
- GREEN: HAPPINESS, LIBERTY, LIFE, PURSUIT
- BLUE: ENTOURAGE, EUPHORIA, INSECURE, SUCCESSION
- PURPLE: DEPARTED, PORT, PROGRESSIVE, REMAINING
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #741 June 21, 2025
Hints:
- YELLOW: Sturdy
- GREEN: Business
- BLUE: Could be an iPhone?
- PURPLE: Roman could be another
- YELLOW: STOCKY
- GREEN: COMPANY
- BLUE: APPLE PRODUCTS
- PURPLE: STARTS OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Answers:
- YELLOW: SOLID, SQUAT, STOUT, THICK
- GREEN: CONCERN, FIRM, HOUSE, OUTFIT
- BLUE: BRANDY, BUTTER, CIDER, SAUCE
- PURPLE: GERM, LUXE, MALT, PORT
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #740 June 20, 2025
🧩 Hints by Category
- Yellow: Tools you’d find in a sewing kit
- Green: Ways to capture video
- Blue: Famous pro-wrestling figures (their names often start with “The”)
- Purple: Follows “Wax” to form common phrases
🟨 Yellow Category – Sewing Kit Items
- BUTTON
- NEEDLE
- SCISSORS
- THREAD
🟩 Green Category – Ways to Record Video
- FILM
- RECORD
- SHOOT
- TAPE
🟦 Blue Category – Famous Pro-Wrestlers (with “The”)
- HITMAN
- ROCK
- SNAKE
- UNDERTAKER
🟪 Purple Category – Follows “Wax”
- MUSEUM
- PAPER
- POETIC
- SEAL
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #738 June 18, 2025
Hints:
- YELLOW: Got an umbrella?
- GREEN: Completely true
- BLUE: Found within or formed from a specific word
- PURPLE: ‘Slip’ could be another
- YELLOW: QUALITIES OF A RAINY DAY
- GREEN: SQUARELY
- BLUE: CONTENTS OF A POD
- PURPLE: BODY PART PLUS A STARTING LETTER
Answers:
🤔 What is NYT Connections?
Connections is one of the New York Times’ most popular word games, joining the ranks of Wordle, Strands, and Spelling Bee. The goal? Find four groups of words that share a common theme.
Each game features four categories, ranked in difficulty:
🟢 Green – The easiest
🟡 Yellow – A little trickier
🔵 Blue – Tougher
🟣 Purple – The hardest
You can make up to four mistakes before the game ends, so be careful! Watch out for tricky wordplay—homophones, double meanings, and sneaky categories can throw you off.
🏆 Connections Strategy Tips
✅ Start with the obvious group – Green is usually the easiest to spot!
✅ Look for synonyms – Many categories are based on words with similar meanings.
✅ Check for hidden themes – Sometimes words connect in ways you don’t expect (like today’s cake theme!).
✅ Use process of elimination – If you’re stuck, make educated guesses and see what’s left.
Today’s Connections puzzle was a fun mix of pop culture, tech, and tasty treats! If you got it all without mistakes, you’re a word genius! 🧠 If not, no worries—there’s always tomorrow’s puzzle!
See you next time for more NYT Connections hints & answers! 🎉 Happy puzzling! 🔗💡
