Today's NYT Connections puzzle hints and answers (July 18, 2025): All puzzle answers

The NYT Connections puzzle has once again challenged players to categorize 16 words into four groups based on themes they're connected by. As is the norm, the names of the categories won't be disclosed beforehand, and you will only get four tries to solve the puzzle.

This article offers four hints to help you guess the names of the categories. These hints can get you closer to today's answers and help you save your winning streak. If you're still in doubt, you can always cross-check your guesses with the actual answers from the final segment of this article.

Today's NYT Connections puzzle hints (July 18, 2025)

The hints for today's NYT Connections puzzle are provided below:

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All words for today's Connections puzzle (Image via The New York Times)

Categories	Hints
Yellow category	These have ordered components.
Green category	Curious and attentive individuals are good at these.
Blue category	These are positional variants of a type of exercise.
Purple category	These words can sit after a common word that is used to refer to a certain form of energy used to power our day-to-day gadgets and appliances.

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Answers for The New York Times Connections puzzle (July 18, 2025)

The answers for today's NYT Connections are discussed in the table below:

All New York Times Connections answers for today (Image via The New York Times)

Categories	Answers
Yellow category	The category is called "Sequence." The words are String, Run, Series, and Streak.
Green category	The category is "Pick up on." The words are Spot, Note, Catch, and See.
Blue category	These are Yoga Backbends. The words are Bridge, Cow, Cobra, and Wheel.
Purple category	The category is "Electric ___." The words are Guitar, Blanket, Eel, and Slide.

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