NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Sunday, July 7 (game #392)

Sunday’s Connections features a mix of easy and challenging groups. Here are some hints for the difficult group and others that may help you out.

Once you finish, keep the word game momentum going by checking out daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers, and Quordle hints and answers articles for more help.

SPOILER WARNING: Details about NYT Connections for today are revealed below, proceed with caution if you want to keep the answers a mystery.

NYT Connections today (game #392) – today’s words

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today’s NYT Connections words include:

  • COPPER
  • HONEY
  • COVER
  • MELT
  • SUB
  • SHRINK
  • HERO
  • CONDENSE
  • FREEZE
  • HACK
  • BACKUP
  • SOMEDAY
  • ALTERNATE
  • FANTASY
  • VAPORIZE
  • SUIT

NYT Connections today (game #392) – hint #1 – group hints

What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?

  • Yellow: Scientists – and nature – might take these actions
  • Green: Swap in
  • Blue: Not the official job title
  • Purple: All she wants for Christmas

For more clues, read on.

NYT Connections today (game #392) – hint #2 – group answers

What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?

  • YELLOW: CHANGE STATES OF MATTER
  • GREEN: REPLACEMENT
  • BLUE: SLANGY NAMES FOR PROFESSIONS
  • PURPLE: MARIAH CAREY NUMBER ONE HITS

View the answers below, but beware of spoilers.

NYT Connections today (game #392) – the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today’s Connections, game #392, are:

  • YELLOW: CHANGE STATES OF MATTER CONDENSE, FREEZE, MELT, VAPORIZE
  • GREEN: REPLACEMENT ALTERNATE, BACKUP, COVER, SUB
  • BLUE: SLANGY NAMES FOR PROFESSIONS COPPER, HACK, SHRINK, SUIT
  • PURPLE: MARIAH CAREY NUMBER ONE HITS FANTASY, HERO, HONEY, SOMEDAY

  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

The first three groups were relatively easy today, making for a smooth Connections experience. However, the purple group was particularly tricky for me personally. How did you fare? Share your results with me via email.

Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Saturday, 6 July, game #391)

  • YELLOW: BIOLOGICAL BUILDING BLOCKS ATOM, CELL, MOLECULE, PROTEIN
  • GREEN: PURCHASES FOR A BABY BOTTLE, CRIB, MOBILE, RATTLE
  • BLUE: OBJECTS PLAYED AS INSTRUMENTS JUG, SAW, SPOONS, WASHBOARD
  • PURPLE: ___ TAG DOG, FREEZE, PHONE, PRICE

What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is a word game by the New York Times where players must find groups of four items that share a commonality. Each group has varying difficulty levels, with green being easy and purple being very challenging.

Players can make up to four mistakes and don’t necessarily need to solve the hardest group, as it can be deduced through process of elimination. The game can be played for free on desktop or mobile via the NYT Games site.

NYT Connections offers a more intricate challenge than other word games, with potential tricks like homophones and word disguises to keep players on their toes.