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NYT Connections #768 is the puzzle dated July 18, 2025. If you want a nudge before seeing the solution, start with the hints below; the full word groups follow. The date matters: the July 18, 2024 puzzle was #403, not #768.
Hints for Connections #768
Sort the sixteen words into four groups of four. Stop at whichever hint gives you enough to keep solving.
- Hint 1: One group concerns things that can describe a succession or run of events.
- Hint 2: One group contains verbs meaning to notice or understand something.
- Hint 3: Four words name yoga backbends.
- Hint 4: Complete the same phrase before each word: electric ___.
Connections #768 answers
The puzzle’s sixteen words are SEE, SPOT, RUN, CATCH, COBRA, SLIDE, GUITAR, STRING, BLANKET, BRIDGE, EEL, COW, STREAK, NOTE, WHEEL, and SERIES.
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| SEQUENCE | RUN, SERIES, STREAK, STRING |
| PICK UP ON | CATCH, NOTE, SEE, SPOT |
| YOGA BACKBENDS | BRIDGE, COBRA, COW, WHEEL |
| ELECTRIC ___ | BLANKET, EEL, GUITAR, SLIDE |
Why the words fit
SEQUENCE
A run, series, streak, or string can describe a succession of events or items.
#1 Best Overall
PICK UP ON
To catch, note, see, or spot something can mean to notice it or understand what is happening.
YOGA BACKBENDS
Bridge, cobra, cow, and wheel are names associated with yoga backbend poses.
Rank #2
ELECTRIC ___
Each word completes a familiar phrase: electric blanket, electric eel, electric guitar, and electric slide.
How Connections works
Connections presents sixteen words for players to sort into four sets of four, with each set sharing a connection. The challenge is identifying the intended link among words that may plausibly fit more than one idea.
Which July 18 puzzle is #768?
Try Hard Guides identifies #768 as the July 18, 2025 puzzle, and Fortnite Insider independently lists the same word bank and groupings. Parade identifies July 18, 2024 as puzzle #403. The date without a year can therefore refer to different daily puzzles; the answers above are for 2025.
Sources: Try Hard Guides’ July 18, 2025 answers; Fortnite Insider’s #768 hints and solutions; Parade’s July 18, 2024 puzzle identification.
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