NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, July 1 (game #751)
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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, June 30 (game #750).
Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.
What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #751) - today's words
(Image credit: New York Times)
Today's NYT Connections words are…
NICK
SHAVE
DRESS
POCKET
TIDY
BRUSH
SMART
KEY
TOUCH
SHOWER
PALM
SHARP
PINCH
MILE
NEAT
BIRTH
NYT Connections today (game #751) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: Thievery
GREEN: Handsome
BLUE: Look after yourself
PURPLE: add a word that rhymes with “loan”
Need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…
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NYT Connections today (game #751) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: STEAL
GREEN: DAPPER
BLUE: DO SOME GROOMING
PURPLE: ___STONE
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #751) - the answers
(Image credit: New York Times)
The answers to today's Connections, game #751, are…
YELLOW: STEAL NICK, PALM, PINCH, POCKET
GREEN: DAPPER NEAT, SHARP, SMART, TIDY
BLUE: DO SOME GROOMING BRUSH, DRESS, SHAVE, SHOWER
PURPLE: ___STONE BIRTH, KEY, MILE, TOUCH
My rating: Hard
My score: 1 mistake
My mistake today came in thinking that there was a group linked by being scraped, so I had NICK, SHAVE, BRUSH, and PINCH together – but quickly realized I was on the wrong track.
Two of the groups had a link, with DO SOME GROOMING essential to achieving a DAPPER look. That said, some people are born dapper and probably need to do less of the grooming than most mortals.
These are the kind of people who own a pocket square and know 13 different ways to wear a cravat. And yes, I am thinking of George Clooney.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, June 30, game #750)
GREEN: METAPHORS FOR A DRAMATIC AND CHAOTIC EVENT CIRCUS, ROLLER COASTER, SOAP OPERA, WHIRLWIND
BLUE: SECOND WORDS IN DAVID LYNCH TITLES DRIVE, HIGHWAY, PEAKS, VELVET
PURPLE: WHAT "JET" MIGHT REFER TO AIRPLANE, BLACK, HOT TUB NOZZLE, NFL PLAYER
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.