Today's NYT Connections puzzle hints and answers (July 25, 2025): All puzzle answers

Today's NYT Connections puzzle features 16 words, each of which fits into four different categories. It is challenging to unravel the answers since you will only get four chances to determine the categories. However, word-puzzle enthusiasts worldwide gather on the website every day because of this challenging conundrum.

To that end, this article brings hints for the New York Times Connections puzzle to help readers stay a step ahead. The four hints for today's Connections puzzle will nudge you towards the names of these categories. Read on to explore more.

Today's NYT Connections puzzle hints (July 25, 2025)

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

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Categories	Hints
Yellow category	This is how you tell someone to keep quiet.
Green category	These are the names of the states of a country.
Blue category	These are related to a sport that requires a bat and a ball.
Purple category	These words sit after a five-letter word.

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Answers for The New York Times Connections puzzle (July 25, 2025)

Check out all the answers for today's puzzle below:

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

Categories	Answers
Yellow category	These words are synonyms for Hush-Hush. The words are Quiet, Mum, Private, and Secret.
Green category	These are State Abbreviations. The words are "IN", "OH", "MA", and "OK".
Blue category	These are Baseball Calls. The words are Ball, Foul, Fair, and Out.
Purple category	These words follow Queen ___. The words are Bee, Mary, Bed, and Mother.

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