Need help with the archived NYT Connections puzzle for Monday, July 14, 2025? These spoiler-light hints point toward each group first; the full category labels and word assignments appear after a clear spoiler break.
Spoiler warning: The hints below avoid naming the categories outright. The answer key follows the spoiler break.
Hints for Connections #764 on July 14, 2025
- Think paint and crayon names.
- Vroom-vroom.
- King Friday XIII and Queen Sara Saturday may point you toward the pattern.
- Twist some Disney names.
These clues are adapted from the hints published by Parade and TechRadar.
Spoilers: the July 14 Connections answers
The sixteen words in puzzle #764 were SPORTY, JOLLY, ICE, GINGER, BABY, POWDER, COMPACT, SCARY, FAST, FLOUNDERS, MISTER, SKY, BELLED, SLEEK, ABUT, and ROY.
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Yellow: Shades of blue
- BABY
- ICE
- POWDER
- SKY
Green: Adjectives for a sports car
- COMPACT
- FAST
- SLEEK
- SPORTY
Blue: Words before “Roger” or “Rogers”
- GINGER
- JOLLY
- MISTER
- ROY
Purple: Disney animated characters plus a letter
- ABUT
- BELLED
- FLOUNDERS
- SCARY
The category labels and groupings are reported in both Parade’s and TechRadar’s answer guides. Parade labels the sports-car group “Adjectives for sports cars”; TechRadar uses “Adjectives for a sports car.”
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How Connections works
Connections asks players to sort sixteen items into four groups of four based on a shared link. TechRadar describes it as playable through NYT Games on desktop or mobile, with a new puzzle appearing at midnight in each time zone. Those are TechRadar’s descriptions of the game and its schedule.
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