Connectionsis back with yet another collection of words to be sorted. The trouble is, New York Times Games doesn’t give you any hints for what the groups might be except the words themselves, and that can make thisminimalist puzzle gamereally difficult.
If you are stuck on today’s puzzle and looking for a helping hand, check out the guide below. It contains everything you need to win from general hints to category clues, spoilers to the whole answer.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #529 for July 04, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Boba, Fett, Polo, Star, Oxford, Sponge, Bubble, Penn, Pearl, Torte, Coral, Tee, Zit, Jelly, Flannel,andTapioca.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If a few hints would help you through thismind-boggling puzzle game, check out the sections below. Each one contains a different kind of helpful hint or spoiler to get you a little closer to the answer without ruining the whole thing.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints for thischallenging puzzle game:
None of the groups are about words that can be put before/after the same word to make four common things/phrases.
Fett and Torte go in the same group.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:Other things you could put in this category: Fitted, Sleeveless, Under
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisKinds of Shirts.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Flannel, Oxford, Polo, Tee.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:The reason why milk tea straws are so big.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisSpheres in Milk Tea.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Boba, Bubble, Pearl, Tapioca.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:Creatures you might see in aSpongeBob SquarePantsgameor episode.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisMarine Invertebrates, Familiarly.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Coral, Jelly, Sponge, Star.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in thismobile puzzle game:All these are the start of words in the same food category. Other things you could put in this category: Spa, Far, Tag.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisStarts of Pasta Names.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Fett, Penn, Torte, Zit.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #529 for July 20, 2025
The full answer to thispuzzle gameis located inside the expandable section below. Press the Read More button to expose the entire answer, including all the categories and the words that go inside.
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