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Connectionsis here to get you to think of possible connections between a slew of seemingly-random words. It’s pretty easy to get stuck on these puzzles and start running out of the tries you get.
For today’s puzzle, you’ll need to know more than just therules of how to playConnections. You’ll also need to know all the words and have a familiarity with the categories without knowing what they are first. If you are stuck, you can find all sorts of help here.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #707 for July 28, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Almost, Athletic, Open, Close, Warm, Flexible, Excellent, Exercise, Area, Drill, One, Game, Easy, Assignment, Not Quite,andLesson.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If a hint or two would help you get through this wordgame similar toWordle, you may find a bunch below. Each section has a different sort of hint or spoiler nestled inside; you just have to press the Read More button underneath each to open them up.
General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints:
None of the categories are about types that are good at sports.
Athletic and Excellent go in the same group.
- Flexible and Game are in the same category.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:Homework or in-class things to do.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisTasks for a Student.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Assignment, Drill, Exercise, Lesson.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:You’re getting there!
Green Connections Category Answer
The category for the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisEncouraging Responses in a Guessing Game.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisEncouraging Responses in a Guessing Game.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Almost, Close, Not Quite, Warm.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:I’m available all day for whatever you want to do.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisUp for Anything.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Easy, Flexible, Game, Open.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:A is for Apple.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisWhat “A” Might Mean.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Area, Athletic, Excellent, One.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #707 for Jul 26, 2025
The complete answer to theNew York Times GamesConnectionsis in the section below. Open it up to peek at all the categories for today’s puzzle.
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