Today’s Connections hints (spoiler-layered)

Use this page when you're stuck on today's NYT Connections puzzle and want structured hints instead of a full spoiler. We reveal themes, group titles, and tiles step by step, then show the full group breakdown only when you explicitly ask for it.

Puzzle #1207 · 2026-07-04

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #1207 for 2026-07-04, edition main, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: PERSIST, KINDS OF POEMS, TROPICAL DRINKS and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

PERSIST
KINDS OF POEMS
TROPICAL DRINKS
SWEET ___

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

PERSIST

CONTINUE

LAST

LINGER

STAY

KINDS OF POEMS

BALLAD

EPIC

ODE

VILLANELLE

TROPICAL DRINKS

HURRICANE

PAINKILLER

SCORPION

ZOMBIE

SWEET ___

DREAMS

NOTHINGS

PEA

SPOT

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.