New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #493 Jul 17, 2025

Connectionsis back with another mind-bending puzzle. You will get several words, and you have to put them into groups without any clues or knowing what the categories might be. And you get very few mistakes you can make.

But today’s puzzle is even more challenging than therules ofConnectionsmake it sound; this puzzle has some difficult words and even more difficult groups. If you are stuck, you can find all sorts of helpful tips for this one in the sections below.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #493 for August 01, 2025

TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Peace, Pebble, Later, Scissors, Round, Cheerio, Bye, Flake, Next, Bracket, Soon, Seed, Victory, Puff, Two,andEventually.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

There are loads of hints hiding in each of the sections below. To uncover them, press theRead Morebutton below them up; inside each will be a different clue or spoiler.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for thispuzzle game:

1. None of the categories are about ways to say goodbye.

2. Peace and Two are in the same group.

3. Puff and Flake go in the same category.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:Some day, not yet, not now.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforwardNew York TimesConnectionsisAt Some Future Point.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Eventually, Later, Next, Soon.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:In sports, sections of the playoffs.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisParts of a Tournament Setup.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bracket, Bye, Round, Seed.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:Other things you could put in this category: Loop, Oat, Charm.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisBit of Breakfast Cereal.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Cheerio, Flake, Pebble, Puff.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in thisfree browser game:A common hand gesture with several meanings.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisWhat the Outstretched Index and Middle Fingers Can Represent.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisWhat the Outstretched Index and Middle Fingers Can Represent.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Peace, Scissors, Two, Victory.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #493 for July 22, 2025

The full answer to thischallenging puzzle gamecan be found below. Open up the expandable section to see all the categories, all the words in the puzzle, and a screenshot of a completed version as well.

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