Connections Hints: Jul 28, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Jul 28, 2025 (2025-07-28). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #815

Puzzle #815 · 2025-07-28

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 #815 for 2025-07-28, 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: FOREMOST, INDICATION, ITEM IN A COLLECTION 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.

FOREMOST
INDICATION
ITEM IN A COLLECTION
___ MOVIE

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.

FOREMOST

FIRST

INITIAL

ORIGINAL

PRIMARY

INDICATION

EVIDENCE

HINT

SIGN

TRACE

ITEM IN A COLLECTION

COIN

COMIC

RECORD

STAMP

___ MOVIE

BUDDY

CULT

DATE

SILENT

Reveal full answer

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