NYT Connections Answers (July 8): Can't Crack Today’s Tricky Word Links? Here Are Hints & Tips

NYT Connections Answers: The New York Times’ Connections puzzle has returned with another head-scratcher for Tuesday, July 8. While the game may seem simple at first glance, today’s puzzle demands more than just a sharp eye — it calls for intuition, cultural references, and a solid understanding of misleading overlaps.

Here’s how it unfolded today for puzzle #757.

How NYT Connections Works

Connections is the New York Times’ latest viral brain teaser — right up there with Wordle in popularity. The daily challenge tasks players with sorting 16 seemingly unrelated words into four groups of four, each tied by a common theme.

Sounds easy? Not quite. The puzzle is designed to mislead, often planting near-misses and red herrings. Players are allowed just three mistakes before the game ends, and the correct answers are revealed.

Each group is colour-coded based on difficulty:

  • Yellow: The easiest to spot
  • Green: Slightly trickier
  • Blue: Moderate challenge
  • Purple: The most difficult

Today’s Puzzle Grid

Here are the 16 words featured in today’s Connections puzzle:

Fling, Key, Carpenter, Bench, Pin, Candy, Major, Thing, Mirror, Legend, Affair, Code, Scale, Password, Locker, Relations

At first glance, many players might spot obvious pairs — like “Password” and “Locker” — but appearances can be deceptive.

Hints For Today’s Puzzle

If you were stuck, the following clues might’ve nudged you in the right direction:

  • Yellow: When two people feel a strong attraction...
  • Green: Think of a post-exercise room.
  • Blue: Without it, you can't get in.
  • Purple: They’re people.

There were also two bonus nudges for particularly stubborn solvers:

  • “Password” and “Locker” are not in the same group.
  • Some words could double as family names.

Spoiler Alert: Today’s Group Themes

Still scratching your head? Here's the breakdown of the four correct Connections:

  • Yellow (Liaison): Affair, Fling, Relations, Thing
  • Green (Seen In A Locker Room): Bench, Locker, Mirror, Scale
  • Blue (Something Entered For Access): Code, Key, Password, Pin
  • Purple (Johns): Candy, Carpenter, Legend, Major

The final category — “Johns” — may have tripped up many. It links together famous people (or aliases) named John: John Candy, John Carpenter, John Legend, and John Major.

As always, tomorrow brings a fresh challenge. So whether you triumphed today or took a fourth-strike loss, it’s all about staying curious and coming back for more.

Let’s see if tomorrow’s grid plays nice.

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