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Connections hints, clues and answers on Saturday, July 4 2026

WARNING: THERE ARE CONNECTIONS SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT THE JULY 4, 2026 NYT CONNECTIONS ANSWER SPOILED FOR YOU.

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Have you been playing Connections, the super fun word game from the New York Times that has people sharing those multi-colored squares on social media like they did with Wordle? It's pretty fun and sometimes very challenging, so we're here to help you out with some clues and the answer for the four categories that you need to know:

1. It won't stop.

2. Verse.

3. Cheers!

4. Not sour or spicy but...

The answers are below this photo:

1. Persist

2. Kinds of poems

3. Tropical drinks

4. Sweet ____

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This article originally appeared on For The Win: Connections hints, clues and answers on Saturday, July 4 2026

Reporting by Charles Curtis, For The Win / For The Win

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This story was originally published July 4, 2026 at 8:01 AM.

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