NYT Connections Today: Clues & Answers for July 26, 2025
Connections
is one of the most popular word games from the New York Times that has caught the attention of the public. The game challenges players to find the “common threads between words.” Similar to Wordle, Connections resets after midnight, with each new set of words becoming increasingly difficult. To help you overcome this challenge, we’ve provided some hints and tips.
What is Connections?
The latest daily word game from the NYT has become a social media sensation. Associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu is credited with creating this new word game and introducing it to the Games section of the publication. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices, requiring players to group four words that share something in common.
Each puzzle consists of 16 words divided into four categories. These categories can range from book titles, software, country names, and more. While multiple words may seem to fit together, only one correct answer is accepted. Players must correctly group all four words in a set to remove them from the board, with up to four mistakes allowed before the game ends. Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make identifying connections easier, with each group color-coded from yellow (easiest) to purple. Like Wordle, results can be shared on social media.
Here’s a hint for today’s Connections categories
If you want a hint about today’s categories without being directly told, consider the following clues:
– Yellow: Used to season food
– Green: Similar colors
– Blue: To walk
– Purple: Found overseas
Here are today’s Connections categories
For those needing a bit more help, today’s categories are:
– Yellow: Herbs and spices
– Green: Shades of green
– Blue: Travel on foot
– Purple: Starts of European capitals
The solutions for Connections #776 are:
– Herbs and spices: ANISE, DILL, MACE, SAGE
– Shades of green: BOTTLE, HUNTER, KELLY, PEA
– Travel on foot: HIKE, MARCH, TRAMP, TREK
– Starts of European capitals: COPE, LUXE, SARA, WARS
Don’t be discouraged if you didn’t guess correctly this time. Tomorrow will bring new challenges with Connections, and we’ll be here to provide more hints.
