NYT Connections Answers Today (July 18): Sequence Set, Yoga Bends, Spotting Clues & Electric Pairings
Here’s your complete guide to tackling Connections puzzle #768 from The New York Times. Read on for hints, category breakdowns, and full answers; no spoilers unless you're ready.
NYT Connections Answers: NYT Connections is a daily word game that asks you to sort 16 words into four themed groups. The categories increase in difficulty from yellow (easiest) to purple (most challenging). Today’s set is full of clever cross‑wordplay and phrase-based connections that might trip you up, but we’ve got clear hints and solutions below.
Hints For Today’s Puzzle (#768, July 18)
- Yellow (Sequence): Think about things that follow one after the other in order.
- Green (Pick Up On): Words that mean noticing or realising something.
- Blue (Yoga Backbends): Think of yoga poses involving backward arches.
- Purple (Electric ___): Each of these words completes a familiar phrase when paired with “electric”.
Answers And Explanation
Yellow Group: Sequence
Answer: RUN, SERIES, STREAK, STRING
Each of these words can precede or follow “sequence” or refer to things in order. For example, “streak” and “series” both imply a consecutive run of events.
Green Group: Pick Up On
Answer: CATCH, NOTE, SEE, SPOT
These are all verbs meaning to notice or become aware of something, essentially ways to “pick up on” a detail.
Blue Group: Yoga Backbends
Answer: BRIDGE, COBRA, COW, WHEEL
All refer to common yoga poses involving a backbend. Some might've stumbled by seeing “cow” instead of the pose, but context helps once you see the pattern.
Purple Group: Electric ___
Answer: BLANKET, EEL, GUITAR, SLIDE
Each pairs with “electric”: electric blanket, electric eel, electric guitar, electric slide (the dance). This pun‑based set is the trickiest, and the reason it belongs in the purple level.
Why Today’s Puzzle Stands Out
The first two categories are fairly straightforward for anyone familiar with common phrases and verbs. But the yoga group requires specific knowledge of pose names, “cobra” and “cow” can mislead if you think of animals instead. And finally, pairing with “electric” demands thinking in compound nouns and pop culture references, which makes this puzzle a real thinker.
How To Play And Learn
To play Connections, you pick four related words and group them by theme. You have just four mistakes before the puzzle ends, so start with obvious pairs (like yellow or green), then work through the middle categories before tackling the tricky purple one.
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