NYT Connections 786 Hints & Answers for August 5

Good morning, Connections fans! Ready to take on today’s word-matching challenge? This clever game from the New York Times tests your ability to group four words that share something in common—but beware, some of them are trickier than they seem!

If you’re stuck and need a hint (or a few), I’ve got you covered. And if you’re looking for more word fun, check out my NYT Strands and Quordle pages for hints & answers, and Wordle Today guide for the original viral game!

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NYT Connections #786 August 5, 2025

Hints:

• Yellow: It’s all about subterranean public transit systems.
• Green: Ways to chop or prep food — think cube, grate, and mince
• Blue: Things used to build or decorate a snowman
• Purple: Words that pair with “Code” — like secret code, zip code

Answers

NYT Connections #785 August 4, 2025

Hints by Category

• ???? Yellow: Common pests (e.g. bugs that bug you)
• ???? Green: Types of trees
• ???? Blue: Words with double letters
• ???? Purple: Words that end with a vowel sound

Final Answers

NYT Connections #784 August 3, 2025

???? Yellow Group – “Imitate with skill, not just mimic”

AIN’t just copying—think pro-level reproduction:

• COPY
• ECHO
• MIRROR
• PARROT
  Category: EMULATE

???? Green Group – “Genteel games, clubs, and equipment”

Not video games—think posh playgrounds and social sport:

• CRICKET
• GOLF
• POLO
• SQUASH
  Category: SPORTS

???? Blue Group – “Obsessions that sweep through society”

When a trend hits hard, it’s not just popular, it’s a:

• BUG
• CRAZE
• FAD
• FEVER
  Category: MANIA

???? Purple Group – “Creatures that rock the band name”

Bands named after animals—get wild with:

• BEETLE
• BIRD
• GORILLA
• MONKEY
  Category: SINGLE ANIMAL IN A CREATIVELY SPELLED BAND NAME

NYT Connections #783 August 2, 2025

Hints (Try to solve before revealing answers!)

???? Yellow Group

• Hint: Things you use to attach or bind items together.

???? Green Group

???? Blue Group

• Hint: Polite euphemisms for making love.

• Hint: Common terms you’d see in bowling results.

???? Purple Group

• Hint: Words that can mean nearly opposite things depending on usage.

Final Answers

???? Yellow — Attach With Adhesive

Adhere · Affix · Glue · Stick

???? Green — Polite Terms for Sex

Commerce · Congress · Intimacy · Relations

???? Blue — Bowling Results

Foul · Spare · Split · Strike

???? Purple — Contronyms

Cleave · Garnish · Oversight · Sanction

NYT Connections #782 August 1, 2025

Hints Only (See if you can solve!)

???? Yellow Category

Hint: Natural talent or aptitude.

???? Green Category

Hint: Words that start with a silent W.

???? Blue Category

Hint: Famous surnames of classic Hollywood legends.

???? Purple Category

Hint: Phrases that complete “Hit the ____.”

Final Answers by Group

???? Yellow – APTITUDE

• Bent
• Faculty
• Flair
• Gift

???? Green – Silent “W”

• Playwright
• Sword
• Wrap
• Wreath

???? Blue – Legends of Classic Hollywood

• Dean
• Gable
• Garland
• Temple

???? Purple – Hit the ____

• Hay
• Jackpot
• Road
• Roof

NYT Connections #781 July 31, 2025

???? Yellow Group

???? HINT: “FIRST ___”
Look for words commonly paired with the word First.

✅ ANSWER:

• AID (First Aid)
• LADY (First Lady)
• NATIONS (First Nations)
• RESPONDER (First Responder)

???? Green Group

???? HINT: “SECOND ___”
Phrases or ideas that often begin with Second.

✅ ANSWER:

• COMING (Second Coming)
• FIDDLE (Second Fiddle)
• GUESS (Second Guess)
• NATURE (Second Nature)

???? Blue Group

???? HINT: “THIRD ___”
Common phrases with the word Third in front.

✅ ANSWER:

• EYE (Third Eye)
• PARTY (Third Party)
• RAIL (Third Rail)
• ROCK (Third Rock)

???? Purple Group

???? HINT: “LAST ___”
These words follow Last in familiar phrases or idioms.

✅ ANSWER:

• LAUGH (Last Laugh)
• RESORT (Last Resort)
• STRAW (Last Straw)
• SUPPER (Last Supper)

NYT Connections #780 July 30, 2025

Hints by Category

???? Yellow (Easiest): Show them the way—instruct

???? Green: You’ve got a platform—means

???? Blue: Begin with Greek numerical prefixes

???? Purple (Hardest): Jumbled orchestra—anagrams of musical instruments

Final Connections Answers

• ???? INSTRUCT: Coach, Direct, Guide, Train
• ???? MEANS: Instrument, Medium, Organ, Vehicle
• ???? STARTING WITH GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXES: Dioxide, Monorail, Tetracycline, Triangle
• ???? ANAGRAMS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Abut (Tuba), Bulge (Bugle), Groan (Organ), Voila (Viola)

NYT Connections #779 July 29, 2025

Game Overview

The 16 Words:

SPECIAL, BUG, RAISE, FIST, STEAM, PROMOTION, IRON, FOLD, DEAL, CHECK, GAS, RUFFLE, CALL, BRAKES, NETTLE, SALE

Category Hints:

• Yellow (easiest): Commercial offers and promotions
• Green: Words meaning to annoy or irritate
• Blue: Actions used in poker: things you say at the table
• Purple: Things you can pump

Answers by Category

???? YELLOW – Discounts / Deals

• DEAL
• PROMOTION
• SALE
• SPECIAL

GREEN – Irritate / Annoy

• BUG
• NETTLE
• RUFFLE
• STEAM

BLUE – Poker Actions

• CALL
• CHECK
• FOLD
• RAISE

PURPLE – Things You Can Pump

• BRAKES
• FIST
• GAS
• IRON

NYT Connections #778 July 28, 2025

Yellow – Indication

A group of words that hint at clues or proof: EVIDENCE, HINT, SIGN, TRACE

Green – Foremost

Words meaning first or most important: FIRST, INITIAL, ORIGINAL, PRIMARY

Blue – Item in a Collection

Stuff people typically collect: COIN, COMIC, RECORD, STAMP

Purple – ___ Movie

Words that precede “movie”: BUDDY, CULT, DATE, SILENT

NYT Connections #777 July 27, 2025

Yellow – “Nothing to it!”

Clue: Easy stuff, no biggie

• CHILD’S PLAY
• EASY
• NO SWEAT
• PIECE OF CAKE

Green – Outdoor events

Clue: Social gatherings under the sun

• BLOCK PARTY
• FESTIVAL
• PICNIC
• TAILGATE

Blue – Words before “School”

Clue: They go before “school”

• ELEMENTARY
• GRADE
• GRAMMAR
• PRIMARY

Purple – Associated with tricks

Clue: Things involving deception or magic

• CON GAME
• HALLOWEEN
• HEARTS
• MAGIC SHOW

NYT Connections #776 July 26, 2025

Hints (by category color)

• ???? Yellow – Travel on Foot: words that mean walking or trekking
• ???? Green – Herbs and Spices: flavor boosters
• ???? Blue – Shades of Green: greens you see in nature or design
• ???? Purple – Starts of European Capitals: the beginnings of capital city names

Answers (Group & Words)

• ???? Travel on Foot: HIKE, MARCH, TRAMP, TREK
• ???? Herbs and Spices: ANISE, DILL, MACE, SAGE
• ???? Shades of Green: BOTTLE, HUNTER, KELLY, PEA
• ???? Starts of European Capitals: COPE (from Copenhagen), LUXE (Luxembourg), SARA (Sarajevo), WARS (Warsaw)

NYT Connections #775 July 25, 2025

Category Clues (by difficulty order)

• ???? Yellow (easiest): “Don’t tell anyone” – it’s all hush-hush vibes
• ???? Green: That one’s “Four of the 50” — think U.S. postal abbreviations
• ???? Blue: Heard at the ballpark — classic baseball calls
• ???? Purple (hardest): “Precede with a royal word” — you’re looking for Queen __ something!

Answers by Color

• ???? Yellow – HUSH‑HUSH
  MUM, PRIVATE, QUIET, SECRET‍—words meaning “on the down low”
• ???? Green – STATE ABBREVIATIONS
  IN, MA, OH, OK (compact and classic U.S. postal codes)
• Blue – BASEBALL CALLS
  BALL, FAIR, FOUL, OUT (you’ll hear these ump calls in the game)
• ???? Purple – QUEEN ____
  BED, BEE, MARY, MOTHER – each word follows “Queen” in common phrases (Queen Bee, Queen Mother, Queen Mary, Queen Bed)

NYT Connections #774 July 24, 2025

Categories & Hints

Grid words grouped into four puzzles with distinct themes

• Yellow (Colossal) – massive-size synonyms
• Green (Leave quickly) – verbs meaning to dash off
• Blue (Parts of a basketball hoop) – structure components
• Purple (Homophones of synonyms for “nab”) – sound‑alike words for capture verbs

Solutions

• Yellow – Colossal: GIANT, GREAT, MAMMOTH, TITANIC
• Green – Leave quickly: BOUNCE, DIP, JET, SPLIT
• Blue – Basketball hoop parts: BACKBOARD, NET, POLE, RIM
• Purple – Homophones of “nab”-synonyms: KNICK, LUTE, RABE, STEEL

NYT Connections #773 July 23, 2025

Categories & Hints

1. Yellow: Imaginary things that go bump in the night
2. Green: Cuts of steak you might order at a steakhouse
3. Blue: Words tied to the home-buying process
4. Purple: One animal whose name ends in another animal’s name

Grouped Answers

Strategy Thoughts

• Yellow: Those mythic/scary figures — once you spot bogeyman, others follow.
• Green: Spot Porterhouse? Boom, steak cuts incoming.
• Blue: Look for financial/home-buying terms like escrow or mortgage.
• Purple: The twistiest—animals whose names contain smaller creature names.

That’s the full spread for today’s Connections. Smarter than your average puzzle? You bet. Keep slaying those grids!

NYT Connections #772 July 22, 2025

HINTS ONLY

???? Yellow – Talking back

Clue: Snarky or sassy things you might say

???? Green – Calm things down

Clue: Words related to softening or easing tension

???? Blue – Repeating shapes

Clue: Visual patterns you’d see on clothing or design

???? Purple – ___ Pie

Clue: Types of pies—some sweet, some just sweet-sounding

ANSWERS

???? Yellow – Sassiness

• CHEEK
• LIP
• MOUTH
• ATTITUDE

???? Green – Mitigate

• CUSHION
• DAMPEN
• SOFTEN
• TEMPER

???? Blue – Patterns

• CAMO
• CHECKERS
• HONEYCOMB
• STRIPES

???? Purple – ___ Pie

• CHESS
• CUTIE
• HUMBLE
• WHOOPIE

NYT Connections #771 July 21, 2025

Hints

1. Yellow Group – Something on top
2. Green Group – Stages in the water cycle
3. Blue Group – Concepts from a famous sitcom (think “Seinfeld”)
4. Purple Group – What the apostrophe (‘) can indicate

✅ Full Answers

???? Yellow – Additional perk

• BONUS
• EXTRA
• GRAVY
• ICING

???? Green – Phase transitions for liquids

• FREEZING
• MELTING
• CONDENSATION
• VAPORIZATION

???? Blue – Concepts from “Seinfeld”

• FESTIVUS
• REGIFTING
• SHRINKAGE
• YADA YADA

???? Purple – What ’ can indicate

• CONTRACTION
• FOOT
• POSSESSIVE
• QUOTE

NYT Connections #770 July 20, 2025

Yellow Group

Category Hint: Move to the music
Think of words you’d associate with swaying, bobbing your head, or grooving to a beat.

Green Group — Hints Only

Category Hint: Inhalation
These words all describe actions that involve pulling something in—like smoke or air.

Blue Group

Category Hint: Martini specifications
James Bond would appreciate this set. Think cocktail ingredients and how you’d describe making them.

Purple Group — Hints Only

Category Hint: ___WORD
Each word in this set can be followed by “word” to make a common compound.

Full Answers:

Yellow — Move to the music

• BOP
• BOUNCE
• GROOVE
• SWAY

Green — Inhalation

• DRAG
• DRAW
• PUFF
• PULL

Blue — Martini specifications

• DRY
• GIN
• SHAKEN
• TWIST

Purple — ___WORD

• BUZZ (buzzword)
• CROSS (crossword)
• LOAN (loanword)
• PASS (password)

NYT Connections #769 July 19, 2025

Category Hints (Yellow → Purple)

1. Yellow (Easiest): Think where your water comes from.
2. Green: What you can do with a football.
3. Blue: Types of sharp fasteners.
4. Purple (Hardest): The beginnings of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

The Four Answer Sets

• Yellow – Sources of Drinking Water:
  RAIN, SPRING, TAP, WELL
• Green – Football Moves:
  PASS, PUNT, SNAP, SPIKE
• Blue – Sharp Fasteners:
  BRAD, NAIL, PIN, TACK
• Purple – Ninja Turtle Starters:
  DON, LEO, MIC, RAP

How I Sorted Them

• Spotted water words first—rain, spring, tap, well—obvious yellow.
• Saw football action—pass, punt, snap, spike—that green grouping just clicked.
• Noticed small metal things—brad, nail, pin, tack—blue fasteners.
• Then recognized the ninja flow—Don, Leo, Mic, Rap—purple gold.

NYT Connections #768 July 18, 2025

HINTS

Yellow Group – “One after the other”

These words all relate to things that happen in a sequence, like episodes or ongoing chains.

Green Group – “I see what’s going on”

Each of these means to notice or perceive something. You’re basically catching on.

Blue Group – “Time to stretch it out”

These are all yoga poses or backbend-style physical positions. Your spine might groan just reading them.

Purple Group – “Shocking prefixes”

Each word can be paired with “electric” to create a common compound word or phrase.

✅ ANSWERS (Spoilers Below )

Yellow – Sequence

• RUN
• SERIES
• STREAK
• STRING

Green – Perception

• CATCH
• NOTE
• SEE
• SPOT

Blue – Yoga Poses

• BRIDGE
• COBRA
• COW
• WHEEL

Purple – “Electric ____”

• BLANKET
• EEL
• GUITAR
• SLIDE

NYT Connections #767 July 17, 2025

Quick Hint Rundown

• Yellow (easiest): Think “meddle” or snooping around.
• Green: Phrases that follow “No ___” to mean “It’s all good.”
• Blue: Complete the phrase “Super ___”.
• Purple (most difficult): Words ending with –fish (like your favorite podcaster).

Final Categories & Words

Meddle

• Nose Around
• Poke
• Pry
• Snoop

“No ___” = It’s all good

• Biggie
• Hard Feelings
• Sweat
• Worries

Super ___

• Glue
• Mario World
• Pac
• Power

Ending with –fish

• Camisole
• Cape Cod
• Drum and Bass
• Wu‑Tang

How It Might Have Felt:

• You start picking up on tiny clues—poke, pry, snoop—they all belong together: meddling!
• Then you notice phrases like No sweat, No worries, No biggie, No hard feelings—comforting vibes.
• Suddenly the “Super ___” theme clicks as Super Mario, Super Glue, etc., emerge.
• Finally, you spot the curveball: Camisole, Cape Cod, Drum and Bass, Wu-Tang—all hiding that sneaky “fish” ending pun.

NYT Connections #766 July 16, 2025

Group Hints & Categories

• Yellow (easy): Parts of a college campus
• Green (medium): Exaggerated, as in a performance
• Blue (hard): Ways to close in on something or someone
• Purple (very hard): Beginning bits of Greek letter names

Full Grouped Answers

• Yellow – College Campus Parts:
  CAFETERIA · DORM · LIBRARY · QUAD
• Green – Over-the-Top Performance:
  CAMP · DRAMATIC · HAMMY · OVERDONE
• Blue – Close In On:
  CORNER · SURROUND · TRAP · TREE
• Purple – Starts of Greek Letters:
  BET (beta) · DELT (delta) · LAMB (lambda) · THE (theta)

How I Cracked It

1. Yellow fell first – those college landmarks stand out right away.
2. Green clicked quickly – all those words scream “hammy acting.”
3. Purple was the trickiest – spotted DELT, then realized these were greeks: Beta, Delta, Lambda, Theta.
4. Blue was the last one – remaining words all fit variations of “closing in.”

NYT Connections #765 July 15, 2025

Daily Hints

• Yellow (easiest) – Simone Biles’s equipment
• Green – Terms meaning “force out” or “remove forcibly”
• Blue – Horror movies released in 2022
• Purple (toughest) – Words that follow “horse–”

Daily Answers

Solution Path:

1. Start with the easy one (Yellow):
   Seeing BARS, BEAM, RINGS, and VAULT almost instantly hints at gymnastics gear—solved that group in just two taps.
2. Then go for Green:
   Words like BOOT and EJECT clearly signal “kick out” vibes—easy to group under “force to leave.”
3. Blue group mid-game:
   NOPE, PEARL, SCREAM, SMILE are all titles of recent 2022 horror flicks—spotting them as a set felt natural once the theme clicks.
4. Purple remains:
   By elimination, the words FEATHERS, PLAY, POWER, SHOE follow “horse–” (horseplay, horsepower, horseshoe, horsefeathers). That last tough group completes the puzzle.

NYT Connections #764 July 14, 2025

Quick Hints

• Yellow (Hues of Blue): think “powder blue,” “sky blue,” “ice blue,” etc.
• Green (Sports Car Adjectives): classic car ad descriptors: sleek, fast, sporty, compact.
• Blue (Before “Roger/s”): those kinda names go before “Roger” or variants.
• Purple (Disney + letter): take Disney characters then add a twist (like “Belle” → “Belled”).

Below are the Answers:

Shades of Blue

This was the warm-up round—your basic loot drop.

• BABY
• ICE
• POWDER
• SKY

Soon as I saw “sky” and “baby,” I went full fashion sim. Thought, “These are color options on a character creator.” One-shot’d that set.

Adjectives for a Sports Car

Zoom zoom. This set had Need for Speed energy.

• COMPACT
• FAST
• SLEEK
• SPORTY

Got this one after side-eyeing SLEEK and SPORTY like they were rare skins. Felt like choosing car stats in a racing game menu. No-brainer.

Words Before “Roger” or “Rogers”

This one slowed me down. Not gonna lie—I thought I was in the wrong genre for a minute.

• GINGER
• JOLLY
• MISTER
• ROY

At first, I thought we were going for Santa’s elf names or something. Then the “Roger” connection clicked like unlocking a secret identity path in a detective sim.

Disney Characters + a Letter (Weird Set Alert)

This was the final boss. Purple always is.

• ABUT
• BELLED
• FLOUNDERS
• SCARY

This group was chaos. Like glitch text in a corrupted save file. But I saw BELLED and was like, “Yo… Belle with an extra ‘D’?” Then it all fell together. Felt like solving a word-based riddle in a Zelda shrine.

Game Over — Victory Screen

Cleared it in 4, but that purple was a puzzle trap. If you guessed FLOUNDERS was fishy (heh), you’re not alone.

This one had a great curve: easy entry, trick midgame, and a rogue-like final boss category. Just the way I like it.

NYT Connections #763 July 13, 2025

Hints by Category

• Yellow (Easiest): Words that land as insults or dismissive burns.
• Green: Think credit card info—all four fit on those forms.
• Blue: Slang for what you read—printed material.
• Purple (Trickiest): Slangy wine nicknames.

My Playthrough – Spoiler-Free

Jumped in with a scramble shuffle (always my first move to get fresh perspective). The green group was the fastest: “Expiration,” “Name,” “Number,” and “Zip”—felt like autofill day, so I grouped those first.

Then blue inked itself: nostalgic vibes hit me with words like “Mag” and “Glossy,” and once I saw those I knew “Zine” and “Rag” had to go with them.

Yellow was a soft landing: I caught the playful burns—knock, slight, burn, zing—and felt pretty confident dropping that set next.

Purple? That one had me spinning fonts—“Cab,” “Chard,” “Zin,” and “Bubbly.” I literally zoomed in on “Cab” and it clicked: wine time.

Felt great nailing it all with zero strikes. The theme flow felt crisp today.

Answers — Spoilers Ahead!

• Yellow (Insults/Burns): BURN · KNOCK · SLIGHT · ZING
• Green (Credit Card Info): EXPIRATION · NAME · NUMBER · ZIP
• Blue (Printed Matter): GLOSSY · MAG · RAG · ZINE
• Purple (Wine Nicknames): BUBBLY · CAB · CHARD · ZIN

NYT Connections Hints and Answers #762 July 12, 2025

Hints:

Answers:

• YELLOW: BACK, CHAMPION, SECOND, SUPPORT
• GREEN: ELABORATE, MINUTE, PARTICULAR, THOROUGH
• BLUE: AGE, DAY, PERIOD, TIME
• PURPLE: ECHO, KILO, UNIFORM, VICTOR

NYT Connections Hints and Answers #761 July 11, 2025

Hints:

Answers:

• YELLOW: GOOGLE, PHOTOSHOP, UBER, ZOOM
• GREEN: DODO, GOOF, GOOSE, YAHOO
• BLUE: FOLK, LOVE, SIREN, SWAN
• PURPLE: FOWL, MIEN, OFFAL, VIAL

NYT Connections Hints and Answers #760 July 10, 2025

Hints:

Answers:

• YELLOW: HUB, RIM, SPOKE, TIRE
• GREEN: CAMO, DRAB, FATIGUE, KHAKI
• BLUE: DUCT, EXHAUST, HOSE, PIPE
• PURPLE: BLOW, LOSE, MISS, WASTE

NYT Connections Hints and Answers #759 July 9, 2025

Hints:

Answers:

• YELLOW: CAFETERIA, DORM, LIBRARY, QUAD
• GREEN: CAMP, DRAMATIC, HAMMY, OVERDONE
• BLUE: CORNER, SURROUND, TRAP, TREE
• PURPLE: BET, DELT, LAMB, THE

NYT Connections Hints and Answers #758 July 8, 2025

Hints:

Answers:

• YELLOW: AFFAIR, FLING, RELATIONS, THING
• GREEN: BENCH, LOCKER, MIRROR, SCALE
• BLUE: CODE, KEY, PASSWORD, PIN
• PURPLE: CANDY, CARPENTER, LEGEND, MAJOR

NYT Connections Hints and Answers #757 July 7, 2025

Hints:

Answers:

• YELLOW: CANARY, LEAK, RAT, SOURCE
• GREEN: FOOTPRINT, IMPACT, MARK, SPLASH
• BLUE: BLOCK, DRIBBLE, PASS, SHOOT
• PURPLE: BANANA, DOG, HAT, SECRET

NYT Connections Hints and Answers #756 July 6, 2025

Hints:

Answers:

• YELLOW: CERAMICS, CHINA, POTTERY, WARE
• GREEN: CRUMB, GRAIN, MORSEL, SHRED
• BLUE: DRE, EVIL, PEPPER, SEUSS
• PURPLE: CRYPTO, DECAF, DISNEY, PRUSSIAN

NYT Connections Hints and Answers #755 July 5, 2025

Hints:

• YELLOW: Scams – CON GAME
• GREEN: Mix it up – COMBINE, AS BAKING INGREDIENTS
• BLUE: Can’t live without you – YEARN 
• PURPLE: Jot it down – KINDS OF LISTS

Answers:

• YELLOW: HUSTLE, RACKET, SCHEME, STING
• GREEN: BEAT, BLEND, FOLD, STIR
• BLUE: BURN, ITCH, LONG, PINE
• PURPLE: BUCKET, LAUNDRY, SHORT, TO-DO

NYT Connections Hints and Answers #754 July 4, 2025

Hints:

• YELLOW: Circular car component – PARTS OF A WHEEL
• GREEN: Army garments – MILITARY CLOTHING DESCRIPTORS
• BLUE: Let it flow – USED IN VENTILATION
• PURPLE: A chance that slipped away – FAIL TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, AS AN OPPORTUNITY

Answers:

• YELLOW: HUB, RIM, SPOKE, TIRE
• GREEN: CAMO, DRAB, FATIGUE, KHAKI
• BLUE: DUCT, EXHAUST, HOSE, PIPE
• PURPLE: BLOW, LOSE, MISS, WASTE

NYT Connections Hints and Answers #753 July 3, 2025

Hints:

• YELLOW: Communicating – CORRESPONDENCE 
• GREEN: Crucial at the terminal – AIRPORT BOARD INFO
• BLUE: Player information – PRO ATHLETE DATA
• PURPLE: Preceded by a profession that rhymes with “llama” – FARMERS’ THINGS

Answers:

• YELLOW: CONTACT, DEALINGS, EXCHANGE, INTERACTION
• GREEN: ARRIVAL, DESTINATION, FLIGHT, GATE
• BLUE: COLLEGE, NUMBER, POSITION, TEAM
• PURPLE: ALMANAC, INSURANCE, MARKET, TAN

NYT Connections Hints and Answers #752 July 2, 2025

Yellow Group – Hint

All four words mean counterfeit or imitation.

Green Group – Hint

Related to Freud and psychoanalysis—think dreams and slips.

Blue Group – Hint

Words that often follow “T‑” (like T‑shirt).

Purple Group – Hint

Names that start with letters often used as school abbreviations.

✅ Final Answers

• Yellow – Knockoff: BOOTLEG, COPY, FAKE, REPLICA
• Green – Associated with Freud: DREAMS, ID, OEDIPUS, SLIP
• Blue – Words after “T‑”: MOBILE, PAIN, REX, SHIRT
• Purple – School starters: FRESHWATER, JUNIPER, SENECA, SOPHOCLES

NYT Connections Hints and Answers #751 July 1, 2025

Yellow Group – Hint

These words all relate to stealing in a sneaky or informal way.

Green Group – Hint

Think looking clean and well-dressed — tidy and put-together.

Blue Group – Hint

Daily grooming or hygiene activities.

Purple Group – Hint

All of these can be paired with the word “stone” to make common phrases.

Yellow Group – Answer

NICK, PINCH, POCKET, PALM

Green Group – Answer

NEAT, SHARP, SMART, TIDY

Blue Group – Answer

BRUSH, DRESS, SHAVE, SHOWER

Purple Group – Answer

BIRTH, KEY, MILE, TOUCH

What is NYT Connections?

Connections is one of the New York Times’ most popular word games, joining the ranks of Wordle, Strands, and Spelling Bee. The goal? Find four groups of words that share a common theme.

Each game features four categories, ranked in difficulty:
Green – The easiest
Yellow – A little trickier
Blue – Tougher
Purple – The hardest

You can make up to four mistakes before the game ends, so be careful! Watch out for tricky wordplay—homophones, double meanings, and sneaky categories can throw you off.

Connections Strategy Tips

✅ Start with the obvious group – Green is usually the easiest to spot!
✅ Look for synonyms – Many categories are based on words with similar meanings.
✅ Check for hidden themes – Sometimes words connect in ways you don’t expect (like today’s cake theme!).
✅ Use process of elimination – If you’re stuck, make educated guesses and see what’s left.

FAQ’s

Today’s Connections puzzle was a fun mix of pop culture, tech, and tasty treats! If you got it all without mistakes, you’re a word genius! If not, no worries—there’s always tomorrow’s puzzle!

See you next time for more NYT Connections hints & answers! Happy puzzling!