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The grid’s four themes were romantic relationships, objects seen in a locker room, things entered for access and people named John.
Spoiler warning: The complete answers are below. This is the archived New York Times Connections puzzle #758 from Tuesday, July 8, 2025—not the live daily puzzle.
The 16 words in the July 8, 2025 grid
Here is the full grid before the answers are revealed:
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- FLING
- KEY
- CARPENTER
- BENCH
- PIN
- CANDY
- MAJOR
- THING
- MIRROR
- LEGEND
- AFFAIR
- CODE
- SCALE
- PASSWORD
- LOCKER
- RELATIONS
Connections asks you to divide 16 words into four groups of four. Each group shares a connection, but the grid is designed to include tempting overlaps and misleading associations.
Hints for today’s Connections
Try these clues before looking at the category names or answers. They are arranged from gentlest to strongest.
- Yellow hint: Think of another word for a romantic affair or relationship.
- Green hint: Think of objects or fixtures commonly seen in a gym locker room.
- Blue hint: Think of something a person may enter or provide to gain access.
- Purple hint: Think of first names that can follow or precede “John.”
One-word clues
- Yellow: AFFAIR
- Green: SCALE
- Blue: CODE
- Purple: LEGEND
NYT Connections answers for July 8, 2025
The four categories were LIAISON, SEEN IN A LOCKER ROOM, SOMETHING ENTERED FOR ACCESS and JOHNS. The complete groupings are:
| Color | Category | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | LIAISON | AFFAIR, FLING, RELATIONS, THING |
| Green | SEEN IN A LOCKER ROOM | BENCH, LOCKER, MIRROR, SCALE |
| Blue | SOMETHING ENTERED FOR ACCESS | CODE, KEY, PASSWORD, PIN |
| Purple | JOHNS | CANDY, CARPENTER, LEGEND, MAJOR |
Yellow: LIAISON
AFFAIR, FLING, RELATIONS, THING
Each word can describe a romantic involvement or relationship. “Thing” is the least direct entry, but someone can say they “have a thing” for another person. “Liaison” is the category’s more formal term for a relationship or affair.
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Green: SEEN IN A LOCKER ROOM
BENCH, LOCKER, MIRROR, SCALE
These are objects or fixtures a person might commonly find in a gym locker room. This is deliberately a broad setting-based category rather than a group of strictly defined pieces of gym equipment.
Blue: SOMETHING ENTERED FOR ACCESS
CODE, KEY, PASSWORD, PIN
A code, password or PIN can be entered to authenticate or unlock access. A key can also be supplied electronically or physically to gain access, making it a particularly effective red herring: it may first suggest a map, musical key or ordinary door lock instead.
Purple: JOHNS
CANDY, CARPENTER, LEGEND, MAJOR
Each surname forms the name of a notable person when paired with John:
- John Candy, the Canadian actor and comedian
- John Carpenter, the filmmaker and composer
- John Legend, the singer and songwriter
- John Major, the former British prime minister
This is the puzzle’s most knowledge-dependent group. CARPENTER and LEGEND can initially look like entertainment-related words, while MAJOR may invite unrelated connections. The shared link is the first name John.
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What made this Connections grid tricky?
The main trap is KEY. It can refer to several things, but here it belongs with CODE, PASSWORD and PIN as something used to gain access. Once that group is removed, the locker-room set becomes easier to spot.
The purple group requires recognizing four different people named John rather than finding a meaning shared by the words themselves. The remaining semantic group then falls into place: AFFAIR, FLING, RELATIONS and THING can all describe romantic involvement.
A practical solving route is to identify the access words first, followed by the locker-room objects. That leaves the romantic synonyms and the proper-name references with fewer possible overlaps.
Want more NYT Games puzzles?
For a screen-free option, The New York Times Games: Puzzle Mania! is a physical collection of NYT Games material that includes twists on games such as Connections. It is a book of related puzzles, not the exact July 8, 2025 daily grid and not a replacement for the live online game. Availability can vary by retailer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What were the NYT Connections answers for Tuesday, July 8, 2025?
The answers were AFFAIR, FLING, RELATIONS and THING for LIAISON; BENCH, LOCKER, MIRROR and SCALE for SEEN IN A LOCKER ROOM; CODE, KEY, PASSWORD and PIN for SOMETHING ENTERED FOR ACCESS; and CANDY, CARPENTER, LEGEND and MAJOR for JOHNS.
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Is this the current NYT Connections puzzle?
This article refers to the archived puzzle from July 8, 2025, which was Connections game #758. It is not the live puzzle for the current date.
Why is KEY in the access group?
KEY belongs in the access group with CODE, PASSWORD and PIN. It is a red herring because it can also suggest a physical lock, music, maps or other unrelated meanings.
The Bottom Line
The July 8, 2025 Connections answers were AFFAIR, FLING, RELATIONS, THING; BENCH, LOCKER, MIRROR, SCALE; CODE, KEY, PASSWORD, PIN; and CANDY, CARPENTER, LEGEND, MAJOR.
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