Today’sConnectionspuzzle challenges players to group sixteen words into four categories. This engaging exercise tests your ability to spot patterns, offering a satisfying mental workout for puzzle enthusiasts. The process of uncovering these links can be both stimulating and rewarding, if you can figure them out.
This article is designed to assist you at every stage of solving the puzzle as long as you already knowhow to playConnections. It includes general hints to point you in the right direction, spoilers for more specific guidance, and even the full answer if you’re completely stuck. Use these tools as needed to navigate today’s puzzle with confidence.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #605 for July 05, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Fan, Flag, WIlliam, Tell, Bonus, Banknote, Cut, Deal, Beak, Salary, Invoice, Giveaway, Insurance, Sign, Shuffle,andVacation.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If a hint or two would help you out with this challengingmobile-friendly puzzle game, you can find a bunch of them below. You can open each of them with the “Read More” button below each header.
- Beak and Invoice go in the same group.

- Flag and Giveaway belong in the same category.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in thisbrowser game:Reasons to take (or not take) a job.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisParts of a Compensation Package.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bonus, Insurance, Salary, Vacation.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:An inkling, a warning.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisIndication.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Flag, Giveaway, Sign, Tell.
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:Playing Cards.
Blue Connections Category Answer
The category for the blue/difficultConnectionsisThings to do With a Deck of Cards.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisThings to do With a Deck of Cards.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Cut, Deal, Fan, Shuffle.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in thisfree-to-play game:Other things you could put in this category: A note, a flyer, an act, a measure.
Purple Connections Category Answer
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisWhat “Bill” Might Refer to.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisWhat “Bill” Might Refer to.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Banknote, Beak, Invoice, William.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #605 for July 31, 2025
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