The NYT 's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

NYT Connections July 15, 2025 brings a clever twist to your daily puzzle routine with a mix of tricky and exciting categories that’ll test how sharp your brain really is. Puzzle #765 is packed with hidden links that range from pop culture to clever wordplay—and you’ll need a sharp eye to group them correctly.