Today’s Connections hints (spoiler-layered)

Use this page when you're stuck on today's NYT Connections puzzle and want structured hints instead of a full spoiler. We reveal themes, group titles, and tiles step by step, then show the full group breakdown only when you explicitly ask for it.

Puzzle #1232 · 2026-07-29

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 #1232 for 2026-07-29, 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: FASTENERS, NONDESCRIPT, UNITS OF WISDOM 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.

FASTENERS
NONDESCRIPT
UNITS OF WISDOM
___BOARDS IN A CLASSROOM

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.

FASTENERS

NAIL

RIVET

SCREW

STAPLE

NONDESCRIPT

BASIC

MID

PLAIN

VANILLA

UNITS OF WISDOM

GEM

NUGGET

PEARL

WORD

___BOARDS IN A CLASSROOM

BLACK

CHALK

CORK

WHITE

Reveal full answer

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