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Hey there, Connectors! I hope you’ve had a fantastic weekend so far.
My partner’s little one likes Pokémon. She was even wearing a Pikachu dress when I saw her the other day (plus, her dad has a Psyduck tattoo!). So, I think I’m gonna have to get into Pokémon.
Even though I write about Pokémon from time to time, I don’t really know all that much about it these days. That’s despite me watching the original cartoon when I was a kid.
I haven’t really been able to stick with Pokémon games either. Games with turn-based battles aren’t really my jam. But perhaps there are other ways for me to get into it, like with Pokémon Pokopia. That’s more of a life simulation game in the vein of Animal Crossing or Stardew Valley. It could be a fun thing for me and the kiddo to try at some point.
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Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, July 12 are coming right up.
What Are Today’s Connections Hints?
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.
Today’s 16 words are...
PARTY
NERD
MAD
STONE
DOT
DEN
PIP
STUDY
PHO
SPREE
SLEEP
PIT
RUNT
SAC
SEED
REPEAT
And the level one hints for today’s Connections groups are:
🟨 Yellow group — more can grow from these
🟩 Green group — a single sweet treat, perhaps with a natural flavor
🟦 Blue group — way of things for many in higher education
🟪 Purple group — where you might find sts of govs
One Word For Each Connections Group
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Let’s take a look at one word for each group.
Today’s Connections word hints are…
🟨 Yellow group — STONE
🟩 Green group — RUNT
🟦 Blue group — SLEEP
🟪 Purple group — PHO
What Are Today’s Connections Groups?
Today’s Connections groups are...
🟨 Yellow group — reproductive part of fruit
🟩 Green group — bit of fruit-flavored candy
🟦 Blue group — verbs in a college life slogan
🟪 Purple group — starts of U.S. capitals
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are...
🟨 Yellow group — reproductive part of fruit (PIP, PIT, SEED, STONE)
🟩 Green group — bit of fruit-flavored candy (DOT, NERD, RUNT, SPREE)
🟦 Blue group — verbs in a college life slogan (PARTY, REPEAT, SLEEP, STUDY)
🟪 Purple group — starts of U.S. capitals (DEN, MAD, PHO, SAC)
The yellows jumped out at me first, so I got those sorted out. I had no idea what the blues referred to, but they seemed like they couple be settings on streaming music services. I lucked out a bit there.
I presumed that NERD and (Dipping) DOT would be references to candy things that I didn't quite know. I didn't have anything else so I decided to just brute force my way to that group. I got there with zero lives remaining to snag the greens and the purples.
As such, I barely got my 497th win in a row. I got lucky today.
How did you get on this time? Here's my grid:
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That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. I’ll be back over at Forbes for the Monday-Friday editions for the column. And if you haven’t subscribed to Pastimes already, definitely do that! It would be super sweet of you.
P.S. I saw the movie Up In The Air when it came out and the thing that’s stuck with me most from it is a song that’s on the soundtrack. “Help Yourself” by Sad Brad Smith is firmly on my go-to-sleep playlist. It’s a gorgeous track:
Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love!
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