New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #778 July 28, 2025

Connections has another sixteen words to sort into mystery categories for today. If you want to beat this one and keep your win streak alive, you might want a few hints or spoilers for this mobile-friendly puzzle game to get you to the answer.

In the article below, you can find all that and more. No matter what you need to win this one, it’s here. And each of these hints and spoilers is covered up so you don’t spoil too much for yourself just by scrolling down.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #778 for July 28, 2025

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Trace, Initial, Sign, Original, Stamp, Buddy, Silent, Date, Record, Evidence, Primary, Coin, First, Comic, Cult, and Hint.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

The sections below are filled to the brim with hints and spoilers for this problem-solving puzzle game, and they are all covered up. Just press the Read More button below each one to uncover them.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of these categories is about ways to sign documents or anything similar.

2. Comic and Record go in the same group.

3. Cult and Date belong in a category together.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this innovative puzzle game: The number one, the best, the OG.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Foremost.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Foremost.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: First, Initial, Original, Primary.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: An omen, a symptom, a warning.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Indication.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Indication.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Evidence, Hint, Sign, Trace.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Collectible items.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Item in a Collection.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Item in a Collection.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Coin, Comic, Record, Stamp.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: All these can be followed up with the same word to make four common types of that thing.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in New York Times Connections is ___ Movie.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ___ Movie.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Buddy, Cult, Date, and Silent.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #778 for July 28, 2025

For those looking to get the answer right away, this is the section for you. Below, you can look inside to see all the categories and which words belong in each of them in this free-to-play puzzle game.

• Yellow – Foremost: First, Initial, Original, Primary
• Green – Indication: Evidence, Hint, Sign, Trace
• Blue – Item in a Collection: Coin, Comic, Record, Stamp
• Purple – ___ Movie: Buddy, Cult, Date, Silent

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Connections

Systems

Released

June 12, 2023

ESRB

e

Developer(s)

The New York Times Company

Publisher(s)

The New York Times Company

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