Today's NYT ‘Connections' Hints, Clues And Answers For Wednesday, July 9

Forbes

08-07-2025

Find the links between the words to win today's game of Connections. getty
Each day's game of NYT Connections goes live at midnight local time. Before we get to today's Connections hints and answers, here are Tuesday's: Forbes NYT 'Connections' Hints For Tuesday, July 8: Today's Clues And Answers By Kris Holt
It's Wednesday, and you know what that means: it's time for another game of Connections !
Wednesdays used to be quite different for me. When I was at university in my hometown, classes would end early on that day, I believe at 11. The idea behind this was to give students more time to study or take part in social activities.
I did neither.
Instead, I walked for about seven minutes from the campus to the downtown bingo hall to meet my grandmother. For the low price of two British pounds, I had a few games of bingo, a cup of tea, a bacon roll and some quality time with my beloved gran. After the lunchtime bingo session was over, we'd walk back to her flat and we'd spend some more time together. It was a nice time in my life, and I cherish those memories.
I do the same thing now whenever I'm back visiting family and friends, as I go to bingo with my mother and aunt. The occasional win is the least important part.
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Today's NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, July 9 are coming right up. How To Play Connections
Connections is a free, popular New York Times daily word game. You get a new puzzle at midnight every day. You can play on the NYT's website or Games app.
You're presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like items you can click, names for research study participants or words preceded by a body part.
There's only one solution for each puzzle, and you'll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them.
Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult one. The purple group often involves wordplay.
Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you're incorrect, you'll lose a life. If you're close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you're one word away from getting it right, but you'll still need to figure out which one to swap.
If you make four mistakes, it's game over. Let's make sure that doesn't happen with the help of some hints, and, if you're really struggling, today's Connections answers. As with Wordle and other similar games, it's easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chats.
If you have an NYT All Access or Games subscription, you can access the publication's Connections archive. This includes every previous game of Connections , so you can go back and play any of those that you have missed.
Aside from the first 60 games or so, you should be able to find our hints Google if you need them! Just click here and add the date of the game for which you need clues or the answers to the search query. What Are Today's Connections Hints?
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today's Connections groups, I'll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.
Today's 16 words are... RING
CREW
COMPARE
SHOUT
ANKLE
PARSNIP
FOUNDATION
DRESS
FOOT
BUZZ
BASE
KNOCK
CONNECTICUT
BOTTOM
COMPRESSION
WALLOP
And the hints for today's Connections groups are: 🟨 Yellow group — found down below
🟩 Green group — it's always worth carrying a spare pair!
🟦 Blue group — grab someone's attention when they're out of sight
🟪 Purple group — you may want to bring these down to size One Word For Each Connections Group
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we're starting to get into spoiler territory.
Let's take a look at one word for each group.
Today's Connections word hints are… 🟨 Yellow group — FOUNDATION
🟩 Green group — COMPRESSION
🟦 Blue group — KNOCK
🟪 Purple group — COMPARE What Are Today's Connections Groups?
Today's Connections groups are... 🟨 Yellow group — lowest part
🟩 Green group — kinds of socks
🟦 Blue group — things you do at someone's front door
🟪 Purple group — ending in synonyms for "clip" What Are Today's Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert! Don't scroll any further down the page until you're ready to find out today's Connections answers.
This is your final warning!
Today's Connections answers are... 🟨 Yellow group — lowest part (BASE, BOTTOM, FOOT, FOUNDATION)
🟩 Green group — kinds of socks (ANKLE, COMPRESSION, CREW, DRESS)
🟦 Blue group — things you do at someone's front door (BUZZ, KNOCK, RING, SHOUT)
🟪 Purple group — ending in synonyms for "clip" (COMPARE, CONNECTICUT, PARSNIP, WALLOP)
RING and BUZZ locked together in my brain before anything else. As I looked around the grid, SHOUT and KNOCK were the only two "call to attention" words. So, that took care of the blues.
ANKLE and COMPRESSION seemed like socks to me. I vaguely remembered that CREW socks are a thing, and of course DRESS socks are handy too. Greens done.
At that point, the yellows seemed pretty clear, so as is my habit, I submitted the purples first. I suspected there was some kind of wordplay going on there, but I couldn't quite figure it out. After I submitted the group, it all made sense (at least within the tortured logic of this game). I slid through the yellows for the win.
That's another perfect game in this ridiculous streak, which has now extended to 134 wins (I haven't felt in too much peril lately, so I think we're due for another very difficult game). Here's my grid for today:
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That's all there is to it for today's Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog tomorrow for hints and the solution for Thursday's game if you need them.
P.S. I was saddened by the death of Michael Madsen last week. Such a talented actor, and he always brought something a bit interesting and unexpected to his roles. Perhaps his most famous moment was in Reservoir Dogs, in a scene that will live long in the memory. The song that plays during that sequence is the fantastic "Stuck In The Middle With You" by Steelers Wheel. What a great song:
Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love!
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