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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle could be tough. The purple category is, again, super tricky, relying on you seeing related words inside of four very different words. 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: Healthy meal starter.
Green group hint: Ghost in the ____.
Blue group hint: Meghan Markle starred in one.
Purple group hint: Deal me in.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Components of a salad.
Green group: Kinds of machines.
Blue group: Legal dramas.
Purple group: Ending with playing cards.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for June 26, 2025, #746.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is components of a salad. The four answers are cheese, dressing, lettuce and protein.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is kinds of machines. The four answers are enigma, pinball, sewing and vending.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is legal dramas. The four answers are Damages, Goliath, Matlock and Suits.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ending with playing cards. The four answers are Bojack, Hawking, Lovelace and McQueen.
Toughest Connections puzzles
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
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