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Grammar, physics, and TV culture are all featured in NYT Connections July 21.
With Seinfeld's words, the puzzle entertained, while the apostrophe group was meant to test one's attention to detail.
A perfect combination of teaching and fun is edited into that puzzle that explains why NYT Connections remains at the forefront of brain games.
Welcome to a new week of colorful conundrums! NYT Connections Today, on July 21, delivered a delightful blend of grammar geekery, science class flashbacks, and a good old-fashioned Seinfeld throwback. Today's puzzle offered laughs, logic, and just the right amount of mental challenge to kick-start the week.
The rollercoaster of fun puzzle was filled with eccentric references and witty wordplay. From conversion changes to what one can do with an apostrophe, today’s NYT Connections provides top-tier entertainment from all of the groups.
Every day, 16 seemingly unrelated words appear in NYT Connections. The goal is to put them into four sets of four, with each set linked by a common theme.
The themes might be the blatantly obvious or the cleverly disguised. Difficulty is color-coded:
Yellow: Easiest
Green: Medium
Blue: Hard
Purple: Tricky wordplay or abstract themes
Only four guesses are allowed to be wrong. Shuffling will come in handy to see the patterns and prevent stupid mistakes.
The word grid for NYT Connections, July 21, included:
FREEZING, FOOT, EXTRA, CONTRACTION, ICING, SHRINKAGE, CONDENSATION, MELTING, POSSESSIVE, YADA YADA, BONUS, REGIFTING, FESTIVUS, QUOTE, GRAVY, VAPORIZATION
The puzzle brought together a mix of physics, pop culture, grammar, and indulgence. A little something for every kind of thinker.
To guide solvers, NYT Connections Hints, July 21, offered clues for each group:
Yellow: A little more
Green: Shape-shifting
Blue: From the school of "no hugging, no learning."
Purple: A tiny mark can have great meaning
These hints nudged solvers toward common themes while keeping the mystery alive.
Need a stronger clue? Here’s one keyword from each group:
GRAVY
MELTING
SHRINKAGE
FOOT
Sometimes, one word is all it takes to spark the pattern.
The official NYT Connections Answers Today are:
Additional Perk: BONUS, EXTRA, GRAVY, ICING
Phase Transitions for Liquids: CONDENSATION, FREEZING, MELTING, VAPORIZATION
Concepts From Seinfeld: FESTIVUS, REGIFTING, SHRINKAGE, YADA YADA
What Can Indicate: CONTRACTION, FOOT, POSSESSIVE, QUOTE
Every group brought its charm. Some were straight-up funny; others were elegantly clever.
Yellow came together easily for most solvers. Words like GRAVY and ICING fit the theme of "something extra." Add BONUS and EXTRA, and the group was set.
Green drew on scientific memory. MELTING, FREEZING, CONDENSATION, and VAPORIZATION took many back to chemistry class. This was a smooth set for those familiar with states of matter.
The blue group was a surprise. SHRINKAGE and YADA YADA are iconic Seinfeld terms, and FESTIVUS and REGIFTING completed the sitcom nostalgia.
Purple was trickier. CONTRACTION, POSSESSIVE, and QUOTE seemed grammar-related, but FOOT stood out until realizing that an apostrophe can denote feet (in measurements). A very clever linguistic twist.
NYT Connections July 21 delivers everything a good puzzle should: delight, surprise, and a satisfying mix of language, culture, and science. It invites players to think broadly, from pop culture to punctuation.
The use of everyday terms in layered ways reminded many why this game continues to gain fans worldwide. For those checking NYT Connections Answers Today, today’s puzzle was a reminder of how fun learning can be.
For more tips and daily recaps, keep checking back for NYT Connections Answers Today and NYT Connections Hints July 21.
