Connectionsis a daily word puzzle game from the New York Times. In order to win this one, you will need to put all the words in the right categories, and you don’t get very many tries to get it correct.

In this article, you can find all sorts of help for thisinternet browser game. Below are things like general hints, category help, spoilers, and a whole bunch more to help you get a win.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #706 for July 06, 2025

TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Macaroni, Animal, King, Mail, Ruler, Scooter, Plant, Emperor, Beaker, Bacteria, Commerce, Syringe, Fungus, Signature, Chinstrap,andProtractor.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you are looking for some hints, you can find a bunch below. Each of these sections holds helpful tips to help you get through thisNew York Times puzzle gamewith a win.

Here are some hints:

1. None of these groups is about science experiments.

  1. None of the categories is about types of monarchs or rulers.

  2. King and Macaroni go in the same group.

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Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer of thischallenging puzzle game:Or perhaps a mineral or vegetable…

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisMember of a Kingdom in Taxonomy.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Animal, Bacteria, Fungus, Plant.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:With numbers on the side.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisGraduated Instruments.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Beaker, Protractor, Ruler, Syringe.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:Types of flightless birds.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisKinds of Penguins.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Chinstrap, Emperor, King, Macaroni.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in thismobile puzzle game:Electronic things.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsis"E" Things.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Commerce, Mail, Scooter, Signature.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #706 for July 30, 2025

Searching for the full answer to thispuzzle game? It can be found in the section below; open it up to see where all the sixteen words should go to get this one right.

Want to play? Check out theNew York Times Games Connectionswebsite available on almost any device with a browser.

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