New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #781 July…

The New York Times Games has a daily word-sorting puzzle game called Connections that is much more challenging than it sounds. You have only a few guesses to get sixteen seemingly unrelated words into four secret categories. And you get no clues other than the words themselves.

If you're stuck on this one, you can find everything you need to solve it below besides the rules of Connections. You can find everything from general puzzle hints to the full answer.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #781 for July 31, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Little, Bulldog, Sour, Kiss, Husky, Ring, Stout, Gruff, Pointer, Horn, Rough, Amber, Porter, Hoarse, Middle, and Fry.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you are struggling with the New York Times Connections puzzle today, but you aren't interested in a full spoiler, you can find little hints in the sections below. Open them up using the Read More link below each.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of the groups from today's puzzle are themed around types of dogs.

2. Little and Pointer go in the same group.

3. Fry and Horn belong in the same category together.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this mobile puzzle game: I have a frog in my throat.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Raspy.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Raspy.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Gruff, Hoarse, Husky, Rough.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Don't forget the thumb!

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Fingers.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Fingers.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Little, Middle, Pointer, Ring.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Types of beer.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Ale Styles.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Ale Styles.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Amber, Porter, Sour, Stout.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this relaxing puzzle game: Each of these can follow up the same country name to make four common things.

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

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

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bulldog, Fry, Horn, Kiss.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #781 for July 31, 2025

For those just looking for the full answer to this mind-boggling puzzle game, you can find it here. Inside the expandable section below are all the words placed in the right category to make sure you win.

Yellow - Raspy: Gruff, Hoarse, Husky, Rough
Green - Fingers: Little, Middle, Pointer, Ring
Blue - Ale Styles: Amber, Porter, Sour, Stout
Purple - French _____: Bulldog, Fry, Horn, Kiss