Connections has a new challenge for fans today. If you want to win this one, you will need to study each of the words carefully, figure out all the possible definitions and combinations of words, and then get those categories correct with fewer than four mistakes. And anyone who knows how to play Connections knows how deceptively easy that sounds. However, this article contains everything you need to win today: hints, spoilers, and even the whole answer to the puzzle if that’s what you’re looking for.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #751 for July 1, 2025

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Nick, Shave, Dress, Pocket, Tidy, Brush, Smart, Key, Touch, Shower, Palm, Sharp, Pinch, Mile, Neat, and Birth.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
Each section below hides a different hint or spoiler for this puzzle game. If you press the Read More button below them, it will open the section and reveal the clue inside.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this minimalist puzzle game:
1. None of these groups are about damaging something, so Nick and Key do not go in the same group.
2. None of the categories are about mini things.
3. Birth and Key belong in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: The five-finger discount.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Steal.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Steal.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Nick, Palm, Pinch, Pocket.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this mind-boggling puzzle game: You might also pluck, moisturize, style, or comb.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Do Some Grooming.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Do Some Grooming.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Brush, Dress, Shave, Shower.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: To dress up.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Dapper.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Dapper.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Neat, Sharp, Smart, Tidy.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this mobile puzzle game: Other things that could go in this category: kidney, Infinity, Rosetta.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Stone.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Stone.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Birth, Key, Mile, Touch.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #751 for July 1, 2025
Searching for the full spoiler for this difficult puzzle game? You can find the whole answer in the section below, including all the categories and the words that go inside each one.

Yellow – Steal: Nick, Palm, Pinch, Pocket

Green – Do Some Grooming: Brush, Dress, Shave, Shower

Blue – Dapper: Neat, Sharp, Smart, Tidy

Purple – ____ Stone: Birth, Key, Mile, Touch

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Connections website, available on almost any device with a browser.

Connections

Systems

Released

June 12, 2023

ESRB

e

Developer(s)

The New York Times Company

Publisher(s)

The New York Times Company