Connectionsis a daily word puzzle game with a fun twist: you need to sort all sixteen words into four categories without knowing what they are. To make it even more challenging, some words seem to fit into several categories.
Today’s puzzle is even more challenging than therules of how to playConnectionssuggest; all sixteen words together make this one of the more difficult puzzles today. If you are in need ofgeneral hints, category hints, group spoilers, or even the whole answerto this challenging puzzle, you can find it all and more below.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #327 for July 20, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Garage, Shed, Yard, Disco, Lounge, Clearance, Sample, League, Ditch, Fathom, Bake, Club, Foot, Lose, Bar,andDrop.
What is the Definition of Fathom?
Fathom has three main definitions in English. The first is a unit of measurement of length; a fathom is 1.8 meters long. The second is a verb that means to use sound to find the depth of something. The third is “to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand,” as per Dictionary.com.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle #327 for June 27, 2025
If you are a little stuck on today’sNew York Times GamesConnections, you may find all sorts of hints below. Each hint is inside its own expandable section to keep from spoiling too much for you all at one time.
- Garage and Sheddon’tbelong in the same category.

League and Fathom go into the same category.
Garage and Yarddon’tgo in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:Friday and Saturday night hot spots.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisNightspots.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bar, Club, Disco, Lounge.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in thisfree game similar toWordle:Throw away.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisCast Off.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Ditch, Drop, Lose, Shed.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:Measuring land or sea.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisUnits of Length.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Fathom, Foot, League, Yard.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:All four of these words can be followed up by the same noun to make four common phrases.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsis____ Sale.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bake, Clearance, Garage, Sample.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #327 for Jul 28, 2025
If you are still stuck and looking for the full answer, check out the expandable section below. It has the full answer for thisPC puzzle gamefor today.
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