Connectionsis back with another challenging word-sorting puzzle. If you already know therules of how to playConnections, but you are stuck on today’s difficult word puzzle, you are not alone.
This article is here to help; in it, you can find hints to the categories, general overall clues to the whole puzzle, spoilers, and even the entire answer if you want to see it. No matter what you need to win today, it will be in one of the expandable sections below.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #339 for July 25, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Open, Aura, Hoda, Savanna, Plain, Measure, Act, Direct, Doge, Frank, Buck, Bill, Prairie, Resolution, Straight,andMeadow.
What is the Definition of Hoda?
Hoda is a first name, as in Hoda Kotb, a famous American journalist. HODA is also an often used acronym for such things as the Headquarters, Department of the Army or the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act.
What is the Definition of Doge?
Doge is the name of the “chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa,” according to Dictionary.com. It is also a well-known meme of a Shiba Inu dog with phrases around it, which spawned the Dogecoin cryptocurrency.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle #339 for July 23, 2025
If you want some hints for thisbrowser-based puzzle game, you can find a bunch of different kinds below. Find the header with the information you want to see and press the Read More button below it to uncover it.
- Hoda and Buck are in the same category.
- Savannah and Meadow are in the same category.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:Something Congress might pass.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisBit of Legislation.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Act, Bill, Measure, Resolution.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in thisminimalist puzzle game:Wide, open spaces, filled up with green.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisGrassland.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Meadow, Plain, Prairie, Savanna.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisForthright.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Direct, Frank, Open, Straight.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:Other things that can go in this category: For, GM, Fat, Ka.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisCar Companies Minus Letter.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Aura, Buck, Doge, Hoda.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #339 for July 16, 2025
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