Today's NYT Connections puzzle hints and answers (July 24, 2025): All puzzle answers

Today's NYT Connections puzzle features 16 words without revealing the four categories they fit into. The challenge here is to place these words into the said categories – you only get four chances to do so. Thus, finding the answers and solving the puzzle can be fairly challenging.

This article provides four hints, each leading you to the names of today's categories. You can also find the answers for the puzzle in the final segment.

Today's NYT Connections puzzle hints (July 24, 2025)

The New York Times Connections puzzle's hints for today are:

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

Categories	Hints
Yellow category	Adjectives for things that are very big.
Green category	Words for when you leave a place.
Blue category	These are associated with basketball.
Purple category	These words are similar to the synonyms for thievery.

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Answers for The New York Times Connections puzzle (July 24, 2025)

The answers for today's puzzle are provided in the table below:

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

Categories	Answers
Yellow category	These words refer to Colossal. They are Giant, Titanic, Mammoth, and Great.
Green category	These words mean to Leave Quickly. They are Bounce, Jet, Dip, and Split.
Blue category	These are Parts of a Basketball Hoop. The words are Backboard, Pole, Net, and Rim.
Purple category	These are Homophones of Synonyms for "Nab." The words are Knick, Rabe, Lute, and Steel.

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