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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has another of those classic purple categories today, where you have to somehow recognize a part of four words and make a connection among them that way. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
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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: Where students hang out.
Green group hint: Chewing the scenery.
Blue group hint: Going to catch you!
Purple group hint: Think frat and sorority names.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Parts of a college campus.
Green group: Exaggerated, as a performance.
Blue group: Close in on.
Purple group: Starts of Greek letters.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for July 9, 2025, #759.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is parts of a college campus. The four answers are cafeteria, dorm, library and quad.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is exaggerated, as a performance. The four answers are camp, dramatic, hammy and overdone.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is close in on. The four answers are corner, surround, trap and tree.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is starts of Greek letters. The four answers are bet, delt, lamb and the.
Quick tips for Connections
#1: Say the clue words out loud, pausing before and after each. That helps you hear the words in the context of a phrase. The Connections editors love to group words together that are used in similar phrasing, like ____ Up.
#2: Don’t go for the obvious grouping. These editors are smart. Once, they offered SPONGE, BOB, SQUARE and PANTS in the same puzzle. None of those words were in the same category. If you like, hit the “shuffle” button to give yourself a different perspective on the words.
#3: Break down any compound words and look for similarities. “Rushmore” was once in a puzzle where the connection was that each word started with the name of a rock band.
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