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Connectionsis a short, daily puzzle game from the New York Times Games. In order to win, you will need to study all the words in it and figure out how to put them into four secret categories. You don’t get a whole lot of guesses to get it right, either.
If you are stuck on this one and already knowhow to playConnections, you may find all that you need to help you win in the article below. It contains everything from general clues to spoilers to give you and helpful boost to defeat this challenging puzzle.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #731 for July 20, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Eyebrow, Number, Rainbow, Rooster, Leprechaun, Dagger, Count, Crow, Asterisk, Flight Path, Strut, Banana, Show Off, Parens, Elves, and Bluster.
What is the Definition of Parens?
Parens is the shortened form of the word “parentheses.” Parentheses look like this: ( ).
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
The sections below contain various hints and spoilers for today’sNew York Times GamesConnections. Each is covered up to keep you from spoiling too much of the puzzle just by scrolling down; open them up with the Read More button below each section.
Here are some hints:
1. None of the groups are about birds.
None of these categories are about parts of words, similar or identical letter usage, adding letters, or anything similar.
Dagger and Parens go in the same group.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:To gloat, to flaunt.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisBoast.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bluster, Crow, Show Off, Strut.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in thisinnovative puzzle game:All these things share the same shape.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisArc-Shaped Things.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Banana, Eyebrow, Flight Path, Rainbow.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:Other things you could put in this category: Tiger, Bee, Rabbit, Sun, Tucan, Frog, Captain.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisCereal Mascots.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Count, Elves, Leprechaun, Rooster.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in thisfree-to-play puzzle game:This* group†is pretty difficult¹.
Purple Connections Category Answer
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisWays to Denote a Citation.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisWays to Denote a Citation.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Asterisk, Dagger, Number, Parens.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #731 for June 24, 2025
Searching for the whole spoiler for thismind-boggling puzzle game? you may find the answer in the section below, complete with all the categories and what words belong in each group.
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