NYT Connections August 2 2025 Answers
Puzzle #783
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
COMMERCE STRIKE CLEAVE FOUL ADHERE CONGRESS SPLIT STICK OVERSIGHT GLUE GARNISH RELATIONS SANCTION INTIMACY AFFIX SPARE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ATTACH WITH ADHESIVE
Green — POLITE TERMS FOR SEX
Blue — BOWLING RESULTS
Purple — CONTRONYMS (WORDS THAT CAN MEAN OPPOSITE THINGS)
ATTACH WITH ADHESIVEADHERE, AFFIX, GLUE, STICK
POLITE TERMS FOR SEXCOMMERCE, CONGRESS, INTIMACY, RELATIONS
BOWLING RESULTSFOUL, SPARE, SPLIT, STRIKE
CONTRONYMS (WORDS THAT CAN MEAN OPPOSITE THINGS)CLEAVE, GARNISH, OVERSIGHT, SANCTION
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.