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Connectionsis a short, daily word puzzle game from the New York Times Games. Every day, you can hop on to pit yourself against another sixteen-word challenge. Today’s puzzle has a lot of difficult words to sort, and still only four mistakes you can make.
If you already knowhow to playConnectionsand are looking for some tips, this article is for you. In it, you can find all sorts of clues, from spoilers to general hints and more. No matter what you need, you can find it in the paragraphs below.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #445 for August 02, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Player, Gamble, Brown, Young, Count, Smith, Noble, Duke, Upright, Consider, Grand, Judge, Electronic, Regard, Howard,andJohnson.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
Each covered-up section below has a different kind of hint or spoiler hiding inside for thisminimalist puzzle game. If you want to see that clue, just press the Read More button below the one you want to see.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints for thismobile puzzle game:
While there are lots of names in the sixteen words, none of the categories are aboutpeople’s names specifically.
But there are two categories about names of things, some namedafter people.
- Player and Upright go in the same group.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:To think of, to esteem, to view.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisDeem.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Consider, Count, Judge, Regard.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in thisinnovative puzzle game:Higher education in the United States.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisU.S. Collages/Universities.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Brown, Duke, Howard, Smith.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:Types of a specific kind of musical instrument.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisKinds of Pianos.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Electronic, Grand, Player, Upright.
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:Them& _____.
Purple Connections Category Answer
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisSecond Names in Companies with Ampersands.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisSecond Names in Companies with Ampersands.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Gamble, Johnson, Noble, Young.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #445 for June 04, 2025
The answer to thisdifficult puzzle gameis in the expandable section below that can be opened with the Read More button underneath it. Inside is a screenshot and a full explanation of all the categories and their words.
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