Connectionsis a short, challenging, daily word puzzle game. If you are looking to solve this one, you need to make four groups of the sixteen words, figuring out which words are inside of which category with only the words themselves as a clue.
If you are stuck and running out of mistakes, and you already knowhow to play Connections, the article below will be the perfect helper for you. In this guide, you can find everything from little hints to big spoilers. Everything you need to get this puzzle done is here for you.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #490 for July 19, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Cargo, Boulder, Claw, Hammer, Anvil, Horn, California, Coyote, Egg, Stirrup, Drum, TNT, Capri, Hoof, Honor,andNail.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If you need some help with this New York Times Games puzzle game, look in the sections below. Each one has a little hint or spoiler inside of it, waiting for you to open it up with the Read More button below it.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints:
None of these categories are about things you can break other things with.
California and Honor are in the same category.
- None of the categories are about feet, but you are on the right track, sort of.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in thismind-boggling puzzle game:Other things you could put in this section: Hair, Feathers, Wool.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisMade of Keratin.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Claw, Hoof, Horn, Nail.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:Traps for the roadrunner.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisRoad Runner Cartoon Staples.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Anvil, Boulder, TNT, Coyote.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in thisdifficult puzzle game:Trousers, flood pants, and bell bottoms.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisKinds of Pants.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Capri, Cargo, Hammer, Stirrup.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:All four of these words can be followed up by the same noun to make four common things.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsis____ Roll.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:California, Drum, Egg, Honor.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #490 for Jul 16, 2025
The full answer to thisPC puzzle gameis in the section below. If you choose to open it up, you’ll see all the categories and the words that need to go in each one to win.
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