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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle includes some difficult categories. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Crunchy, healthy treat
Green group hint: Pay up!
Blue group hint: Don’t leave home without it
Purple group hint: 23rd letter in the alphabet
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Granola ingredients
Green group: Payment methods
Blue group: AmEx card types
Purple group: What “W” might stand for
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for July 5, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is granola ingredients. The four answers are honey, nuts, oats and seeds.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is payment methods. The four answers are card, cash, check and wire.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is AmEx card types. The four answers are Centurion, gold, green and platinum.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is what “W” might stand for. The four answers are tungsten, West, win and with.
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