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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has some fun words in the grid. You might recognize the blue category right away. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Keep at it.
Green group hint: Limerick is another one.
Blue group hint: Cheers!
Purple group hint: Not sour.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Persist.
Green group: Kinds of poems.
Blue group: Tropical drinks.
Purple group: Sweet ____.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for July 4, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is persist. The four answers are continue, last, linger and stay.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is kinds of poems. The four answers are ballad, epic, ode and villanelle.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is tropical drinks. The four answers are hurricane, painkiller, scorpion and zombie.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is sweet ____. The four answers are dreams, nothings, pea and spot.
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