Every day, you may find a whole new collection of sixteenConnectionswords that need sorting. In order to win, you need to put all of these things into four secret categories with few mistakes made.

But the game is a lot harder than how therules ofConnectionsmake it sound: there can be red herrings to throw curveballs into your sorting. If you need help, this article contains all the things you will be looking for to solve it.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #783 for July 14, 2025

TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Commerce, Strike, Cleave, Foul, Adhere, Congress, Split, Stick, Oversight, Glue, Garnish, Relations, Sanction, Intimacy, Affix,andSpare.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you are looking for some helpful hints, you can find a bunch in the sections below. Each expandable section contains a different kind of clue or spoiler for thisinnovative puzzle game.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for thispuzzle game:

  1. None of the groups are about words that mean “to cut in half.”

  2. None of the categories are about parts of words, similar sounds, similar letters, or anything similar.

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  1. Spare and Split belong in the same category.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:To fasten, to cement.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisAttach with Adhesive.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Adhere, Affix, Glue, Stick.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisPolite Terms for Sex.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Commerce, Congress, Intimacy, Relations.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in thismobile-friendly puzzle game:Turkey, Four-Bagger, Hook, Ball, Pins, Lane.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisBowling Result.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Foul, Spare, Split, Strike.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:Other words you could put in this category: Bill, Dust, Bolt, Bound.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisContronyms.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Cleave, Garnish, Oversight, Sanction.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #783 for June 16, 2025

If you just want to see the full spoiler for thisminimalist puzzle game, check out the section below. It holds all the categories and where each of the sixteen words belong.

Want to play? Check out theNew York Times Games Connectionswebsite available on almost any device with a browser.

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