Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 7, #392

Need the answers for theNew York Times Connections puzzle?

To me,Wordleis more of a vocabulary test, butConnectionsis more of a brainteaser.

You’re given 16 words and asked to put them into four groups that are somehow connected.

And do you also play Wordle?

We’ve gottoday’s Wordle answer and hintstoo.

Yellow group hint:Water to ice is one.

Green group hint:Paul Westerberg’s band.

Blue group hint:Think doc, or barkeep.

Purple group hint:All I Want for Christmas Is You.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group:Change states of matter.

Green group:Replacement.

Blue group:Slangy names for professions.

Purple group:Mariah Carey number one hits.

The theme is change states of matter.

The four answers are condense, freeze, melt and vaporize.

The theme is replacement.

The four answers are alternate, backup, cover and sub.

The theme is slangy names for professions.

The four answers are copper, hack, shrink and suit.

The theme is Mariah Carey number one hits.

The four answers are Fantasy, Hero, Honey and Someday.

Playing is easy.Winning is hard.

Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four.

hit the four words you think go together.

The yellow group is the easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is the toughest.

Look at the words carefully, and think about related terms.

Sometimes the connection has to do with just a part of the word.