Connections is a New York Times puzzle game where players have to figure out “connections” between various words and arrange them into groups of four. To help you out, we decided to break down all the categories and answers for the Connections puzzle for July 12.
What is “Connections”?
NYT’s ‘Connections’ is a puzzle game that’s all the hype on social media these days. You will find people solving and sharing their successes and failures on platforms like X (formerly Twitter), and more. The game is managed by Wyna Liu, NYT’s associate puzzle editor. Connections gives players 16 random words that must be divided into categories they don’t know.
What Are Today’s Connections Hints?
Let’s begin with some quick hints for today’s Connections themes. Check them out and see if you can guess any.
- Yellow Category – All found inside a school
- Green Category – Things found in a casino game
- Blue Category – A certain bird is called all these
- Purple Category – Don’t be such a silly goose
We wish we could go into more detail here, but these hints are the best we can share. However, if you still can’t find them, read on to get some more help with today’s Connections.
Categories for Today’s Connections Puzzle
Need more help with today’s NYT Connections puzzle? Here are today’s categories:
- Yellow – SCHOOL FACILITIES
- Green – ROULETTE BETS
- Blue – ASSOCIATED WITH “DOVE”
- Purple – _ _ _ GOOSE
While you are here, you should also check out the hints and answers for today’s NYT Strands as well as today’s Wordle. After all, what’s work without it not having NYT Games right?
We hope you can guess the words under each category now. However, If you still cannot and need more help, keep reading.
Answers for Today’s Connections Game (July 12)
Are you still stuck with the Connections puzzle? In that case, the answers to today’s Connections are:
- SCHOOL FACILITIES – Auditorium, Gym, Lab, Library
- ROULETTE BETS – Black, Even, Odd, Red
- ASSOCIATED WITH “DOVE” – Chocolate, Peace, Pigeon, Soap
- _ _ _ GOOSE – Golden, Grey, Mother, Silly
The July 12 NYT Connections puzzle was spent on me trying to get the Purple category. I could have sworn that it was related to goose but I just couldn’t place it no matter how hard I tried. With Golden, Mother, and even Silly in the bag, my Achilles heel was Grey.
To think Vodka was my downfall. In any case, I exhausted all my tries and ended up losing. Thankfully, that also helped me solve the NYT Connections puzzle for July 12.
Yesterday’s Connections Answer
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How was your experience with Connections today? Where did you get stuck if you did? Let us know in the comments below.
