NYT Connections hint (Tue, 14 Jul)
Overview & Key Takeaways
It's not every day that you can hit a home run with Connections. Sometimes the puzzles are just too tricky! It only takes one bad day to lose your streak, though.
But with us on your side, you don't have to worry about that. Here, we have both subtle hints and full answers so you can defeat even the hardest of puzzles.
It's not every day that you can hit a home run with Connections. Sometimes the puzzles are just too tricky! It only takes one bad day to lose your streak, though.
But with us on your side, you don't have to worry about that. Here, we have both subtle hints and full answers so you can defeat even the hardest of puzzles.
Click here to play today's NYT Connections puzzle!
Connections hint for Tuesday 14th July
Here are your Connections hints for today:
- 🟨 Yellow hint: A mutual arrangement.
- 🟩 Green hint: Common commands on screen.
- 🟦 Blue hint: They all hold things.
- 🟪 Purple hint: Think icons with arrows.
- Extra hint 1: Two categories involve things you may see on a computer, but one group is symbol-focused.
- Extra hint 2: Every group has at least one word containing the letter 'D'
If you need a bit more help, tap the spoiler text below to reveal one word belonging to each group:
- 🟨 Yellow: Deal
- 🟩 Green: Cut
- 🟦 Blue: Easter
- 🟪 Purple: Shuffle
Spoiler warning! Today's Connections groups are revealed just below!
Today's Connections groups revealed
If you need an even bigger clue to figure out today's Connections puzzle, below we'll reveal the four correct Connections groups - the themes which link together each set of four words in the Connections grid.
Here are the Connections groups for today:
- 🟨 Yellow: Contract
- 🟩 Green: Edit Menu Options
- 🟦 Blue: Kinds of Baskets
- 🟪 Purple: Symbolized with Arrows
Now that you know the themes for the various different Connections in today's puzzle, see if you can solve it! If not, check below for the full answer.
Spoiler warning! Today's Connections answer lies ahead!
Connections answer today
Here is the answer to today's Connections puzzle on Tuesday, 14th July:
- 🟨 Yellow: Contract (Agreement, Bargain, Deal, Understanding)
- 🟩 Green: Edit Menu Options (Copy, Cut, Delete, Paste)
- 🟦 Blue: Kinds of Baskets (Easter, Grocery, Laundry, Picnic)
- 🟪 Purple: Symbolized with Arrows (Recycling, Shuffle, This Side Up, U-Turn)
This puzzle combined everyday language with technology, common household items, and visual symbols. Overall, it was a balanced puzzle that rewarded both practical knowledge and symbol recognition. It was very easy to get your wires crossed between the green and purple groups since both had computer-related answers, but we got there in the end!
Let us know in the comments below how you found today's puzzle! Here's my grid:
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Congratulations if you got today's Connections answer right, with or without the help of our handy hints above! And if you didn't succeed today, don't worry - a new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like with Wordle!
