The New York Times GamesConnectionsis a challenging puzzle game where you have to sort seemingly unrelated words into four mystery categories. If you already know therules of how to playConnections, but you are struggling to get through it, this article is here to help.

Each section of the article below contains helpful clues to get you to the answer. you’re able to find hints to the general puzzle, clues for each of the categories, category spoilers, and even the full answer. All this and more can be found below.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #364 for July 05, 2025

TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Salty, Pepper, Baked, Cake, Sprinkle, Onion, Bitter, Earth, Sweet, Scatter, Couch, Upset, Hot, Plywood, Sore,andStrew.

What is the Definition of Plywood?

Plywood is a building material that is made from taking wood chips and gluing them together into flat sheets of wood.

What is the Definition of Strew?

Strew is a verb that means to scatter or to cover a surface of something with a sprinkling of something. It can mean to disseminate.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle #364 for July 29, 2025

If you want some help with thisinnovative puzzle game, you can find it below. Check out the sections by pressing the Read More button below it.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle 364

Here are some hints:

  1. None of these categories are about the different taste flavor profiles.

  2. None of these are about things you sprinkle on your food.

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  1. Cake and Onion belong in the same category.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in thisPC puzzle game:Unhappy, not pleased about the situation.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisFeeling Some Type of Way.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bitter, Salty, Sore, Upset.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:Spray, Fling, Spread.

The category for the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisThrow Here and There.

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Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisThrow Here and There.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Pepper, Scatter, Sprinkle, Strew.

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Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in thischallenging puzzle game:Other things you could put in this category: Trifles, Puff Pastry, Ogres.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisThings with Layers.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Cake, Earth, Onion, Plywood.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:Each of these words can be followed up with the same noun to make four common things.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsis____ Potato.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Baked, Couch, Hot, Sweet.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #364 for July 24, 2025

The full answer to thisNew York Times puzzle gameis located in the expandable section below. Click the Read More button to see the whole answer.