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Hello, Connectors! I hope you’ve had a great week so far.
It was my partner’s kid’s birthday this week! I haven’t been able to celebrate the occasion with them yet, unfortunately, but I’m really looking forward to it. The forecast for this weekend looks good, so the plan is to come and jump in the pool (not literally – my building management would not approve).
I can’t wait to see her reaction when we tell her about her gift from us. I’ll spill the beans on that in today’s suggestions section 🙂 I haven’t given anything away yet, so apparently the kid is now calling me top secret. I’ve certainly had worse nicknames.
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Today’s Connections NYT word list
Scroll slowly! I will first give you a list of today’s words and then a hint for each category. After that, I’ll reveal a word that goes to each group. Then I will tell you the names of the categories and the full answers will follow.
Today’s 16 words are…
- TILING BIRD
- FIELD MOUSE
- TOM-TOM
- COURT JESTER
- MIME
- MIRROR
- TRACK RECORD
- GOAT
- DIAMOND RING
- DIOPTER
- DAN DAN NUTLES
- COPY
- TALKIE
- RICH TEXT
- T-1000
- LAVATORY
Today’s NYT Connections Tips
And the hints for today Connections the groups are:
- 🟨 Yellow Team — The thing is, these may not be what they seem on the surface
- Green group — “what we call a rose by any other name would smell sweet”
- 🟦 Blue grouper — short forward, like a mullet for Archie or Chuck
- 🟪 Purple group — scenes for a first step or the opening of the peak
NYT Links – One answer per group
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Let’s take a look at one answer for each group.
So let’s go…
- 🟨 Yellow team – MOCKINGBIRD
- Green group — SPECTACLES
- 🦶 Blue team — RICH TEXT
- 🟪 Purple team — FIELD MOUSE
Today’s NYT Link Categories
Today’s Connections the teams are…
- 🟨 Yellow team — pretending to be other things
- Green group — old names for things we still use
- 🦶 Blue team — starting with nicknames
- 🟪 Purple group — starting with sports venues
Today’s NYT Connections Answers
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Today’s Connections the answers are…
Connections Answers for July 2, 2026
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These are the species Connections I like games more. Sixteen terms that seem completely different at first before you start to see how they intertwine. Yes, please. More than that.
The names stood out to me first, partly because I have no idea what DAN DAN NOODLES are and thought there had to be some play on words.
TALKIE was meant to be some sort of reference film. This led me to think of things that were known by more common names, which resulted in me getting the green ones.
COPYCAT, MIME and MOCKINGBIRD had to go along and the T-1000 (from Terminator 2: Judgment Day) was a natural fit. That left the purples and the accusation there jumped out at me.
My streak is now at 487. It would be pretty funny if I lost it tomorrow wouldn’t it?
How did you do this time? Here is my grid:
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That’s all there is for today Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog tomorrow for tips and the solution for tomorrow’s game if you need them.
PS For the aforementioned little girl’s birthday present, we’re taking her to her first concert by an artist she really likes. I really dig Ariana Grande’s music too, but I realized I haven’t heard anything from her latest album yet.
“Hate That I Made You Love Me” is a very Ariana-coded song title. I don’t think it’s as exciting as a lot of her previous work, but I do enjoy a good downtempo synth-pop bop:
Good day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love!
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