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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle features another movie category, so cinema fans, dig in. Need more help? 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: Out front.
Green group hint: It suggests something.
Blue group hint: A hobby.
Purple group hint: Cinema genres.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Foremost.
Green group: Indication.
Blue group: Item in a collection.
Purple group: ____ movie.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for July 28, 2025, #778.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is foremost. The four answers are first, initial, original and primary.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is indication. The four answers are evidence, hint, sign and trace.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is item in a collection. The four answers are coin, comic, record and stamp.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ movie. The four answers are buddy, cult, date and silent.