HIGHLIGHTS
- Dribble in today’s NYT Connections is a Basketball movie where players take the ball forward with repeated slight touches or bounces.
- In today’s NYT Connections, “canary” is not a bird; rather, it is a slang term that refers to a person who provides information about another’s wrongdoing or an informant.
- Informant, Big Impression, Basketball Moves, and Top___ are the NYT Connections’ categories for July 7, 2025.
Starting your morning with New York Times Games might be the best way to get a refreshing morning with a creative task.
Today’s NYT Connections is neither easy nor hard, making the game quite enjoyable for regular players.
While each word in today’s game might seem familiar, a few, like Dribble and Canary, might pose a challenge at some point.
Answers For Today’s NYT Connections (July 7, 2025)
After closely analyzing today’s NYT Connections, the first four words that crossed my mind instantly were Block, Dribble, Pass, and Shoot.
Each of these words was related to the others in the sense that each represents the specific moves that we can see in sports like Football and Basketball.
So, grouping out these moves, I got the blue group “Basketball Moves“.

Dribble Meaning In NYT Connections #757
Dribble in today’s NYT Connections is a Basketball move where players take the ball forward with repeated slight touches or bounces.
Likewise, Pass, Shoot, and Block are the other basic moves/techniques in Basketball.
Canary Meaning In NYT Connections #757
Moving ahead with the remaining twelve words, I got the yellow group “Informant” after making one minor mistake.
The yellow group in today’s game had words like Canary, Leak, Rat, and Source.

In today’s NYT Connections, “canary” is not a bird; rather, it is a slang term that refers to a person who provides information about another’s wrongdoing or an informant.
After getting the yellow group, I instantly got the blue group, “Big Impression“, with words like Footprint, Splash, Mark, and Impact.
Banana Meaning In NYT Connections #757
With only four words remaining at the end, I quickly grouped them out and got the purple group “Top____”.
Banana in today’s NYT Connections referred to Top Banana, which means the most important person in an organization or activity.
Meanwhile, “Top Dog” refers to someone or something in a position of power, whereas “Top Hat” has a different meaning, such as a 1935 movie or a formal hat worn by men. Lastly, we all know what ‘top secret’ means.

After getting all the group and coloring up the grid i was able toi complete today’s game with the following answers;
- Basketball Moves (Blue): Block, Dribble, Pass, Shoot
- Informant (Yellow): Canary, Leak, Rat, Source
- Big Impression (Green): Footprint, Splash, Mark, Impact
- Top____ (Purple): Banana, Dog, Hat, Secret

