Connections Hints: Jul 8, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jul 8, 2025 (2025-07-08). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #795

Puzzle #795 · 2025-07-08

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #795 for 2025-07-08, edition main, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: LIAISON, SEEN IN A LOCKER ROOM, SOMETHING ENTERED FOR ACCESS and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

LIAISON
SEEN IN A LOCKER ROOM
SOMETHING ENTERED FOR ACCESS
JOHNS

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

LIAISON

AFFAIR

FLING

RELATIONS

THING

SEEN IN A LOCKER ROOM

BENCH

LOCKER

MIRROR

SCALE

SOMETHING ENTERED FOR ACCESS

CODE

KEY

PASSWORD

JOHNS

CANDY

CARPENTER

LEGEND

MAJOR

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.