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Connections is here again to challenge your brain. The game hands you a pile of random words, and you need to figure out how each of them is related to all of the other words. And you don't have a lot of tries to win either.
If you already know how to play Connections but need help with just today's puzzle, you can find everything you need below. This article has everything from little hints to the whole puzzle to category clues and more.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #752 for July 2, 2025
The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Oedipus, Rex, Fake, Id, Freshwater, Sophocles, Juniper, Seneca, Copy, Pain, Dreams, and Replica.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If you are looking for some helpful tips to get you through this one, you can find a bunch in the sections below. In order to uncover each of these tips for this browser puzzle game, press the Read More button below each header.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints:
1. None of these categories are names of Greek philosophers or similar.
2. Slip and Id go in the same category.
3. Freshwater and Juniper belong in the same group.
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Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this puzzle game: This isn't the real thing!
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Yellow Connections Category Answer
The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Knockoff.
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Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Knockoff.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bootleg, Copy, Fake, Replica.
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Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Don't forget the ego, the superego, and Psychotherapy.
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Green Connections Category Answer
The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Associated With Freud.
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Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Associated With Freud.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Dreams, Id, Oedipus, and Slip.
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Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Add the same letter to the beginning of each of these in order to see how they are related.
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Blue Connections Category Answer
The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Words After "T-."
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Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficult New York Times GamesConnections is Words After "T-."
The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Mobile, Pain, Rex, and Shirt.
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Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: All these words start with abbreviations that could go in the same category.
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Purple Connections Category Answer
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Starting with High School/College Abbreviation.
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Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Starting with High School/College Abbreviation.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Freshwater, Juniper, Seneca, Sophocles.
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Answers for Today's NYT Connections #752 for July 2, 2025
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Yellow - Knockoff: Bootleg, Copy, Fake, Replica
Green - Associated With Freud: Dreams, Id, Oedipus, Slip
Blue - Words After "T-": Mobile, Pain, Rex, Shirt
Purple - Starting with High School/College Abbreviation: Freshwater, Juniper, Seneca, Sophocles