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Need help with the Tuesday, July 15, 2025 edition of NYT Connections? Puzzle #765 asks you to sort 16 words into four groups. Start with the spoiler-free clues below, or jump to the answer key when you’re ready.
Hints for Connections #765
Each clue points to one category. The groups are arranged in the puzzle’s usual color order, from the most accessible to the trickiest.
- Yellow: Simone Biles’s equipment.
- Green: Pushed out.
- Blue: Films from three years ago, relative to the puzzle’s 2025 date.
- Purple: Put a racing animal before each answer. The resulting phrases begin with HORSE.
The 16 words in the July 15 puzzle
PEARL, POWER, BOOT, PLAY, VAULT, BOUNCE, SHOE, BARS, SMILE, BEAM, EJECT, SCREAM, RINGS, FEATHERS, NOPE, REMOVE.
Answers for NYT Connections #765
Spoilers below. The answer key and category labels are corroborated by guides from TechRadar and ComingSoon.
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BARS, BEAM, RINGS, VAULT.
Green — FORCE TO LEAVE
BOOT, BOUNCE, EJECT, REMOVE.
Blue — HORROR MOVIES FROM 2022
NOPE, PEARL, SCREAM, SMILE. These are the words listed under the guide’s category label; the category is presented here as given, without adding release-date detail.
Purple — HORSE__
FEATHERS, PLAY, POWER, SHOE. Add HORSE to make HORSEFEATHERS, HORSEPLAY, HORSEPOWER and HORSESHOE.
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How to use the clues before revealing answers
Connections asks players to divide 16 words into four categories. If you want to preserve the solving challenge, look for a group suggested by a clue before opening the answer key. For this board, the gymnastics terms are a concrete starting point; the horse phrases depend on spotting words that complete familiar compounds. The game allows up to four mistakes, according to TechRadar’s guide.
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