We are back with the NYT’s latest edition of Connections for July 2, 2025. Yesterday’s puzzle featured clues related to theft, grooming, the feeling after grooming, and a common word before “stone.” These hints were quite easy, especially for experienced players. However, not every day might be the same, and the next game could be trickier than before.

So, let’s get started by exploring the clues and answers for today’s game of Connections.

Connections hint for July 2

Below are all the hints for the NYT Connections of July 2, 2025. The sixteen words for today’s puzzle are: Copy, Juniper, Mobile, Dreams, Freshwater, Id, Sophocles, Bootleg, Seneca, Replica, Slip, Shirt, Fake, Oedipus, Pain, and Rex.

Connections is quite different from Wordle, Crosswords, and Strands. In this, you need to arrange the sixteen words into four groups by guessing their common link.

• Yellow group – This is not real
• Green group – Related to a popular psychoanalysis theory by a neurologist
• Blue group – Just add a common letter before these words
• Purple group – Connected with schooling

What are the Connections answers for today, July 2?

Your time is up, so find out your performance by checking out the answers to Connections for July 2, 2025.

• Yellow group answer – Knockoff
  Bootleg, Copy, Fake, Replica
• Green group answer – Associated with Freud
  Dreams, Id, Oedipus, Slip
• Blue group answer – Words After “T-“
  Mobile, Pain, Rex, Shirt
• Purple group answer – Starting with High School/College Abbreviation
  Freshwater, Juniper, Seneca, Sophocles

Today’s game was another mind refresher. The first group was the easiest, as players only needed to guess words associated with fakeness. Additionally, the Green group seemed a little tricky, especially for players not familiar with Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalysis theory. However, regular players might have guessed it easily. The third group also looked straightforward, as it required identifying common words that follow the letter “T.” However, the Purple group proved to be quite challenging, especially after the comparatively easier hints in the last three games.

That’s all for today! Do come back tomorrow to play another game of Connections.