Connections Hints: Jul 18, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jul 18, 2025 (2025-07-18). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #813

Puzzle #813 · 2025-07-18

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 #813 for 2025-07-18, 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: SEQUENCE, PICK UP ON, YOGA BACKBENDS 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.

SEQUENCE
PICK UP ON
YOGA BACKBENDS
ELECTRIC ___

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.

SEQUENCE

RUN

SERIES

STREAK

STRING

PICK UP ON

CATCH

NOTE

SEE

SPOT

YOGA BACKBENDS

BRIDGE

COBRA

COW

WHEEL

ELECTRIC ___

BLANKET

EEL

GUITAR

SLIDE

Reveal full answer

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