New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #775 July…

Today's Connections from the New York Times Games is another amalgamation of what looks like random words. However, they can be sorted into four categories if you can figure out how each is related to the others.

This challenging puzzle game has a lot of odd words in it, so it might seem impossible at first blush. However, this article is filled with hints and spoilers to help you win this one; you can even find the full answer at the bottom of this article if you want to see it.

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There is a new daily word game going viral called Connections from the New York Times Games, and some will need to learn how to play.

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By Mina Smith

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #775 for July 25, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Oh, Mary, Fair, Mother, Mum, Bee, In, Out, Ma, Ball, Bed, Secret, Foul, Quiet, Ok, and Private.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

This section contains a bunch of different hints. Open up each of the sections below with the Read More button to see what hint for this mind-boggling puzzle game is hidden in it.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of the groups are about names for your mother.

2. None of the categories are about things that are easy to signal to someone with just a finger or gesture.

3. Bee and Bed go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer for this free game similar to Wordle: Don't say a word about it to anyone!

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Hush-Hush.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Hush-Hush.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Mum, Private, Quiet, Secret.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this puzzle game: State names.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is State Abbreviations.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is State Abbreviations.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: In, Ma, Oh, Ok.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Batter up!

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Baseball Calls.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Baseball Calls.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Ball, Fair, Foul, Out.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: All four of these can follow the same royal word to become four common phrases.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Queen ____.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Queen ____.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bed, Bee, Mary, Mother.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #775 for July 25, 2025

If you are too stuck to continue, you can find the whole answer below. Open up the expandable section underneath this to see all the categories for this family-friendly puzzle game and what words belong in each one.

Yellow - Hush-Hush: Mum, Private, Quiet, Secret
Green - State Abbreviations: In, Ma, Oh, Ok
Blue - Baseball Calls: Ball, Fair, Foul, Out
Purple - Queen ____: Bed, Bee, Mary, Mother