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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle could be tough. That purple category almost sounds like one of the goofy TikTok parody Connections categories, like “18th century whaling ships spelled backwards and minus three letters.” That’s not the category, but it feels a little bit like it is. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Get the kiln ready.
Green group hint: Tiny bit.
Blue group hint: Not nurses or lawyers.
Purple group hint: Hoo boy. Let’s say, a portion of these words sound like a body part.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Fired objects.
Green group: Particle.
Blue group: Drs.
Purple group: Ending with homophones of parts of the leg.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Sunday, July 6, 2025, #756.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is fired objects. The four answers are ceramics, china, pottery and ware.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is particle. The four answers are crumb, grain, morsel and shred.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Drs. The four answers are Dre, Evil, Pepper and Seuss.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ending with homophones of parts of the leg. The four answers are crypto, decaf, Disney and Prussian.
- Crypto = toe
- Decaf = calf
- Disney = knee
- Prussian = shin
Quick tips for Connections
#1: Say the clue words out loud, pausing before and after each. That helps you hear the words in the context of a phrase. The Connections editors love to group words together that are used in similar phrasing, like ____ Up.
#2: Don’t go for the obvious grouping. These editors are smart. Once, they offered SPONGE, BOB, SQUARE and PANTS in the same puzzle. None of those words were in the same category. If you like, hit the “shuffle” button to give yourself a different perspective on the words.
#3: Break down any compound words and look for similarities. “Rushmore” was once in a puzzle where the connection was that each word started with the name of a rock band.