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The NYT Connections puzzle for Tuesday, July 1, 2025, is game #751. The groups are STEAL, DO SOME GROOMING, DAPPER, and words that come before STONE. Hints appear first below; the full grid and solution follow.
Hints for Connections #751
Try these in order, from the least revealing to the most specific:
- Yellow: Think of words that can mean taking something illicitly.
- Green: Think about activities involved in getting ready.
- Blue: These words can describe a polished appearance.
- Purple: Each word forms a familiar compound when followed by the same word associated with rock or mineral formations.
The July 1 word grid
Here are all 16 words, without group labels:
NICK · SHAVE · DRESS · POCKET · TIDY · BRUSH · SMART · KEY · TOUCH · SHOWER · PALM · SHARP · PINCH · MILE · NEAT · BIRTH
Answers and reasoning
| Color | Category | Words | Why they fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | STEAL | NICK, PALM, PINCH, POCKET | Each can mean to steal or take something illicitly. |
| Green | DO SOME GROOMING | BRUSH, DRESS, SHAVE, SHOWER | Each describes a grooming or getting-ready activity. |
| Blue | DAPPER | NEAT, SHARP, SMART, TIDY | Each can describe a neat, stylish, or well-groomed appearance. |
| Purple | ___STONE | BIRTH, KEY, MILE, TOUCH | Put STONE after each word to make birthstone, keystone, milestone, and touchstone. |
Why the purple answer is KEY
The purple set uses BIRTH, KEY, MILE, and TOUCH to form birthstone, keystone, milestone, and touchstone. One secondary guide prints “LEY,” but that conflicts with the puzzle grid and the other dated guides; KEY is the supported answer.
Sources and puzzle number
TechRadar and ComingSoon report the same four groupings; Try Hard Guides also identifies July 1 as puzzle #751. The solution is corroborated by these dated guides rather than a primary NYT archive listing: TechRadar’s July 1 guide, ComingSoon’s July 1 guide, and Try Hard Guides’ answer page.
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