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Connectionsrequires players to find the connections between 16 words, and place them in four groups of four. If you want some help, we have the solution to Connections for July 26, 2025, along with hints to help you solve it yourself.
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Category Clues for Today’s Connections (#327)
Today, as every day, you need to split the 16 words that make up the Connections puzzle grid into four groups of four based on specific categories. It isn’t as easy as it sounds. Fortunately, we’re on hand to help you solve today’s Connections puzzle.
If you want to jump straight to today’s Connections solution, scroll past the next spoiler warning. However, if you’d rather see some category clues designed to help you solve it without giving the answers away first:

SPOILERS AHEAD (CATEGORIES)
Today’s Connections Solution (Jun 11, 2025)
If those clues aren’t enough, and you’re still struggling to beat Connections #327 without running out of mistakes, here is the solution…
Today’s Connections Categories Without the Answers
With the categories revealed, you should attempt to guess which words belong where. There are 16 words in total, with four belonging to each category.
If you are still stuck despite knowing the names of each category, continue scrolling down for the 16 words organized into their respective categories.
SPOILERS AHEAD (SOLUTION)
Today’s Connections Categories Plus the Answers
What Made Today’s Connections Difficult
Today’s Connections puzzle was made difficult due to the following:
Our Top Tips to Beat Connections Every Day
Now that you have completed today’s Connections puzzle (with a little help from your friends at MUO), you should check out some of the other free games from the New York Times.
Wordle is the best-known of them all, and challenges you to find a 5-letter word within six guesses. For every letter you find, you get told if it’s in the correct place, allowing you to whittle down the possible options. If you need help with Wordle, check out ourtips and tricks to improve your Wordle score.
There’s also Strands, the newest addition to the New York Times' burgeoning list of games. Just like Connections, it’s extremely challenging, but in a unique string-the-letters-together way. We recommend you check outour best tips for beating Strandsto give yourself a leg up on the daily challenge.
Or, if you’re really only into Connections but want more tips than are offered above, check out our longerlist of Connections tips and tricks.