Connectionsis back with another sixteen words to sort into mystery categories. You only get three mistakes to make it through the puzzle; and you may need more than that to sort through this one.
In order to win today’s puzzle, you’ll need to knowhow to playConnections, you’ll need a good understanding of each word and each category, and you’ll probably need a little luck as well. If you are stuck and running low on guesses, you can use this article to get all the helpful hints you need.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #388 for July 04, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Birthday, Marble, Wrench, Concrete, Curveball, Workshop, Party, Pound, Spitball, Material, Real, Tantrum, Solid, Brainstorm, Crumb,andIdeate.
What is the Definition of Ideate?
The word ideate means to think or to come up with ideas. It is always a verb.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If you are here for the hints, you may find a bunch of them below. Each expandable section contains a different kind of hint or spoiler to get you closer to the answer.
Here are some hints for theNew York Times GamesConnections:
1. None of these categories are about weight.
None of the categories are about different types of suits.
Wrench and Tantrum belong in the same group.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in thisminimalist puzzle game:To think up, to ponder over.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisDevelop, as Ideas.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Brainstorm, Ideate, Spitball, Workshop.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:You can touch it.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisTangible.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Concrete, Material, Real, Solid.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in thisinnovative puzzle game:Made of flour, milk, sugar, eggs…
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisKinds of Cake.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Birthday, Crumb, Marble, Pound.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:Toss one of these into the works.
Purple Connections Category Answer
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisThings You Can Throw, In Metaphors.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisThings You Can Throw, In Metaphors.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Curveball, Party, Tantrum, Wrench.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #388 for July 27, 2025
The full answer to thisfree-to-play PC gameis located in the expandable section below. Press the Read More button to see all four categories and the words that go in each one.
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