Today's NYT Connections puzzle hints and answers (July 19, 2025): All puzzle answers

Today's NYT Connections puzzle can help you save your winning streak. The puzzle has published 16 words, challenging players to categorize them into four groups without knowing the names of the categories. Since the publisher doesn't provide any clues, this can be one of the toughest word puzzles to solve.

This article features four hints to help you figure out the names of the categories and solve the puzzle. You can also find the answers further below.

Today's NYT Connections puzzle hints (July 19, 2025)

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

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All words for the New York Times Connections puzzle of today (Image via The New York Times)

Categories	Hints
Yellow category	These places aid thirsty people.
Green category	These are related to American Football.
Blue category	These help you fix something at a place.
Purple category	These are part of the names of characters from a popular media franchise.

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Answers for The New York Times Connections puzzle (July 19, 2025)

The answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle are provided below:

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

Categories	Answers
Yellow category	These are Sources of Drinking Water. The words are Rain, Tap, Well, and Spring.
Green category	These are Things you can do with a Football. The words are Pass, Snap, Punt, and Spike.
Blue category	These words relate to Sharp Fasteners. The words are Nail, Brad, Tack, and Pin.
Purple category	These are Starts of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The words are Don, Mic, Leo, and Rap.

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