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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle could be tricky, but it’s not as tough as yesterday’s bizarre purple category (“ending with homophones of parts of the leg”). Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Tells secret stuff.
Green group hint: Memorable event.
Blue group hint: Moves on the court.
Purple group hint: Peak, summit.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Informant.
Green group: Big impression.
Blue group: Basketball moves.
Purple group: Top ____.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for July 7, 2025, #757
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is informant. The four answers are canary, leak, rat and source.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is big impression. The four answers are footprint, impact, mark and splash.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is basketball moves. The four answers are block, dribble, pass and shoot.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is top ____. The four answers are banana, dog, hat and secret.
Toughest Connections puzzles
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
