The New York Times Games daily puzzle game calledConnectionsis a unique word scramble. There are a total of 16 words, and each of those words is part of only one of four categories. It’s a little challenging to grasp at first, but once players learnhow to play NYT Connections, the puzzles can be loads of fun. Today’s puzzle is a bit of an odd one; there are some items inside that younger players might not recognize. In order to get through today’s puzzle, some might want a hint or the full spoiler.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle for May 26, 2025
The puzzle for thebrowser-based gameConnectionsfor today, October 15th, contains the wordsFILE, BABE, WRENCH, COPY, WILLY, YANK, SAVE, HAMMER, TUG, LEVEL, BEETHOVEN, PRINT, CHARLOTTE, FIND, JERK,andSAW. Several of these could belong to multiple categories, so this might be a bit of a challenge for many players.
Also, there are some odd ones in there that those born after the 1990s might just be missing. to help out, here are some hints and the full answers to each of the categories, split into sections. If anyone just wants the whole answer, scroll down to the bottom for the complete spoiler.
Yellow Connections Answer Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:Things in the shed
Yellow Connections Answer for August 05, 2025
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisTools
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:FILE, HAMMER, LEVEL,andSAW.
Green Connections Answer Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:The opposite of push
Green Connections Answer for Jun 15, 2025
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisPull
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:JERK, TUG, WRENCH,andYANK.
Blue Connections Answer Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:Things to do in Word
Blue Connections Answer for Jun 18, 2025
The answer to the blue/difficult category in the great-for-mobile puzzle gameConnectionsisShortcut commands.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:COPY, FIND, PRINT,andSAVE.
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:On-screen non-humans
Purple Connections Answer for June 07, 2025
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisTitle movie animals
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:BABE, CHARLOTTE, BEETHOVEN,andWILLY.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections Puzzle 126
If players are looking for the full spoiler for thispuzzle game, look no further. Here are the full four categories and all theanswers toConnectionsnumber 126 for July 09, 2025.
Connectionsis available in-browser for mobile, Mac, and PC.
