{"id":2228,"date":"2026-07-09T07:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T02:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2026-07-09T07:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T02:36:09","slug":"connections-answers-and-hints-for-today-july-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2228","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Connections&#8217; answers and hints for today, July 09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Out of the many daily puzzles available online, the New York Times\u2019 Connections game is one of the trickiest. For those playing for the first time, the goal of Connections is to divide a block of 16 words into four common themes. Some of these \u2013 for example, grouping four types of fish \u2013 can be very straightforward, while others can be far more abstract. If you\u2019ve found yourself stumped by the latter, we\u2019ve put together <b>Connections answers and hints for today (July 09) <\/b><strong>below<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you already know how to play Connections, you can skip this paragraph to jump straight into today\u2019s solution. But if this is your first time attempting the New York Times\u2019 puzzle (or you just need a refresher), we suggest thinking outside of the box for your answers.<\/p>\n<p>Some groups are deliberately deceptive \u2013 using a previous day\u2019s puzzle as an example, you may think \u2018Heart\u2019, \u2018Cell\u2019, \u2018Body\u2019 and \u2018Nucleus\u2019 are all connected through biology. But you\u2019d be wrong, as \u2018Heart\u2019 and \u2018Nucleus\u2019 were actually two of four \u201cNexus\u201d words on the day we\u2019ve used as an example. Think beyond what a word means literally, try to see subtle patterns, and your luck with Connections will improve drastically. That being said, some days are still fiendishly difficult \u2013 and if you\u2019re still stuck, check below for the Connections answer for today.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Connections hints for July 09<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re still trying to solve July 09\u2019s <em>Connections<\/em> yourself, here are all of the words in play today and some hints on what each group is.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>THROW<\/li>\n<li>VIRGIN<\/li>\n<li>SPIN<\/li>\n<li>PRAYER<\/li>\n<li>NA<\/li>\n<li>ROLLING STONE<\/li>\n<li>PERSIAN<\/li>\n<li>FIREBIRD<\/li>\n<li>G6<\/li>\n<li>SHAG<\/li>\n<li>ZERO-PROOF<\/li>\n<li>GRAND PRIX<\/li>\n<li>BILLBOARD<\/li>\n<li>TRANS AM<\/li>\n<li>PITCHFORK<\/li>\n<li>SPIRIT-FREE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With that in mind, here are <strong style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">four hints for July 09<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Yellow: <\/strong>indicators that a drink is non-alcoholic<\/li>\n<li><b>Green:<\/b> sites like NME<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Blue: <\/strong>types of carpets<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Purple: <\/strong>designs of Pontiac vehicles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #111111; font-size: 27px;\">Connections groups for July 09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re still trying to piece everything together, here are all four of today\u2019s groups.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yellow:<\/strong> non-alcoholic designators<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Green: <\/strong>music publications<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Blue:<\/strong> kinds of rugs<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Purple:<\/strong> Pontiac models<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #111111; font-size: 27px;\">Connections answers for July 09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finally, here are the answers for <em>Connections<\/em> #1124 on Thursday, July 09.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yellow:<\/strong> non-alcoholic designators (na, spirit-free, virgin, zero-proof)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Green: <\/strong>music publications (billboard, pitchfork, rolling stone, spin)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Blue:<\/strong> kinds of rugs (Persian, prayer, shag, throw)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Purple:<\/strong> Pontiac models (firebird, g6, grand prix, trans am)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can check back for up-to-date hints and answers for each day\u2019s <em style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Connections<\/em> puzzle. If you get stuck elsewhere, we\u2019ve also got answers for several other daily games \u2013 including <a style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/guides\/gaming-guides\/heres-the-wordle-answer-for-today-3171240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Wordle<\/em><\/a>, <a style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/guides\/gaming-guides\/framed-answer-today-3192186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Framed<\/em><\/a>, and <em style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/guides\/gaming-guides\/globle-answer-today-3213991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Globle<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Out of the many daily puzzles available online, the New York Times\u2019 Connections game is one of the trickiest. 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