Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for July 20, #405

Need the answers for the New York Times Connections Puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a brain teaser. You’re given 16 words and have to sort them into four groups that are connected in some way. Sometimes they’re obvious, but game editor Wyna Liu manages to trick you by using words that fit into more than one group. Read on for today’s Connections hints and answers.

Want more answers to the game? Here’s today’s Wordle answer, and here’s the answer for Strands. And will you solve the NYT Mini Crossword? Here’s today’s answer for that.

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Tips for Today’s Connections Groups

Below are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, arranged from the easiest yellow group to the trickiest (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Easy and hassle-free to move.

Green group hint: Heavy work.

Blue group hint: Needed when your phone is at 1%.

Purple group hint: Coca-Cola and Pepsi in the Midwest and other regions.

Answers for Today’s Connections Groups

Yellow group: Effortless.

Green group: Effort.

Blue group: Energy for an electronic device.

Purple group: What “pop” could mean.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is effortless. The four answers are flowing, graceful, natural and smooth.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is effort. The four answers are effort, labor, sweat, and work.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is energy for an electronic device. The four answers are battery, charge, juice and power.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is what “pop” could mean. The four answers are burst, dad, mainstream and soda.

How to play Connections

Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four. Click on the four words that you think belong together. The groups are color-coded, but you won’t know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is hardest. Look closely at the words and think of related terms. Sometimes the connection is just part of the word. Once, four words were grouped together because they all started with the name of a rock band, including “Rushmore” and “Journeyman.”