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Connections July 22, 2026: Hints & Answers (#1225)

edited by Wyna Liu.

Recap

The groups were well-distributed in difficulty, with clear connections between cards in each category.

The sixteen tiles

The sixteen tiles as dealt. Reveal a group below to tint and caption its tiles here.

WHITE STRIPESHOLEPINSSTROKESHIVESHOOVESVINESSCORESNAPSRASHMANETWEETSPARREDNESSTAILITCHING

Connections hints, one rung at a time

Six rungs, softest first. The recap above already named the groups, so this ladder is here for anyone replaying the board fresh rather than as a spoiler shield.

  1. Four one-line nudges, one per group

    The softest hint there is.

    Yellow
    Skin issues
    Green
    Golf terms
    Blue
    Social media
    Purple
    Zebra traits
  2. What linked each group, described

    Still no titles and no tiles named.

    Yellow group

    Common reactions to allergens on the skin

    Green group

    Information recorded to track a player's game

    Blue group

    Types of posts limited to specific platforms

    Purple group

    Distinctive physical characteristics of a certain animal

  3. Board facts

    Counted off the sixteen printed tiles.

    Sixteen tiles, four groups of four, ordered yellow → green → blue → purple from most to least obvious. 1 of the sixteen tile was more than one word.

    Tiles
    16 across 4 groups
    Longest tile
    13 characters
    Shortest tile
    3 characters
    Multi-word tiles
    1
    Back to the sixteen tiles
  4. The trap on this board

    Which tiles pulled in two directions.

    Some cards could fit into multiple categories, be cautious with cards like MANE and TWEETS that have multiple possible connections.

  5. The four category titles

    Half the answer.

    Yellow
    SYMPTOMS OF AN ALLERGIC REACTION
    Green
    ON A GOLF SCORECARD
    Blue
    PLATFORM-SPECIFIC POSTS
    Purple
    FEATURES OF A ZEBRA
  6. One tile from each group

    The anchor most people misplaced, matched to its title.

    Yellow — SYMPTOMS OF AN ALLERGIC REACTION
    REDNESS
    Green — ON A GOLF SCORECARD
    STROKES
    Blue — PLATFORM-SPECIFIC POSTS
    SNAPS
    Purple — FEATURES OF A ZEBRA
    WHITE STRIPES
    Open the full groupings

Every Connections group from that board

All four groups, folded. Opening one tints its four tiles above and captions them with the category name.

  • Yellow group · 4 tiles

    SYMPTOMS OF AN ALLERGIC REACTION

    HIVES, ITCHING, RASH, REDNESS. The yellow group, 'SYMPTOMS OF AN ALLERGIC REACTION', includes HIVES, ITCHING, RASH, and REDNESS.

  • Green group · 4 tiles

    ON A GOLF SCORECARD

    HOLE, PAR, SCORE, STROKES. The green group, 'ON A GOLF SCORECARD', includes HOLE, PAR, SCORE, and STROKES.

  • Blue group · 4 tiles

    PLATFORM-SPECIFIC POSTS

    PINS, SNAPS, TWEETS, VINES. The blue group, 'PLATFORM-SPECIFIC POSTS', includes PINS, SNAPS, TWEETS, and VINES.

  • Purple group · 4 tiles

    FEATURES OF A ZEBRA

    HOOVES, MANE, TAIL, WHITE STRIPES. The purple group, 'FEATURES OF A ZEBRA', includes HOOVES, MANE, TAIL, and WHITE STRIPES.

This board by the numbers

Puzzle
(#1225) · Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Tiles
16 in a 4 × 4 grid
Groups
4, yellow to purple
Multi-word tiles
1
Longest tile
WHITE STRIPES
Mistakes allowed
4 before the board locked

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