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Are you traveling this summer? Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has two travel-related categories, blue and purple. The purple one requires you to think about places you might travel to, while the blue one is more about how you get around. Need help? Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Colonel Sanders uses 11.
Green group hint: It’s not easy being this.
Blue group hint: Get good shoes first.
Purple group hint: Major cities, cut short.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Herbs and spices.
Green group: Shades of green.
Blue group: Travel on foot.
Purple group: Starts of European capitals.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for July 26, 2025, #776.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is herbs and spices.The four answers are anise, dill, mace and sage.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is shades of green. The four answers are bottle, Hunter, Kelly and pea.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is travel on foot. The four answers are hike, march, tramp and trek.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is Starts of European capitals. The four answers are Cope (Copenhagen), Luxe (Luxembourg City), Sara (Sarajevo) and Wars (Warsaw).