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The New York Times Games has a daily word-sorting puzzle game calledConnectionsthat is much more challenging than it sounds. You have only a few guesses to get sixteen seemingly unrelated words into four secret categories. And you get no clues other than the words themselves.
If you’re stuck on this one, you can find everything you need to solve it below besides therules ofConnections. You can find everything from general puzzle hints to the full answer.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #781 for Jul 16, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Little, Bulldog, Sour, Kiss, Husky, Ring, Stout, Gruff, Pointer, Horn, Rough, Amber, Porter, Hoarse, Middle,andFry.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If you are struggling with theNew York TimesConnectionspuzzle today, but you aren’t interested in a full spoiler, you can find little hints in the sections below. Open them up using the Read More link below each.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints:
None of the groups from today’s puzzle are themed around types of dogs.
Little and Pointer go in the same group.
- Fry and Horn belong in the same category together.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in thismobile puzzle game:I have a frog in my throat.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisRaspy.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Gruff, Hoarse, Husky, Rough.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:Don’t forget the thumb!
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisFingers.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Little, Middle, Pointer, Ring.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisAle Styles.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Amber, Porter, Sour, Stout.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in thisrelaxing puzzle game:Each of these can follow up the same country name to make four common things.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisFrench ____.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bulldog, Fry, Horn, Kiss.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #781 for July 15, 2025
For those just looking for the full answer to thismind-boggling puzzle game, you can find it here. Inside the expandable section below are all the words placed in the right category to make sure you win.
Want to play? Check out theNew York Times Games Connectionswebsite available on almost any device with a browser.
