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NYT Connections August 5 2025 Answers

Puzzle #786

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

DRESS SCARF SUBWAY GRATE PIPE TUBE CUBE ZIP HEALTH CARROT UNDERGROUND SECRET METRO MINCE COAL SLICE

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — SUBTERRANEAN TRANSIT
Green — MAKE INTO SMALLER PIECES WHILE COOKING
Blue — USED TO DECORATE A SNOWMAN
Purple — ___ CODE
SUBTERRANEAN TRANSITMETRO, SUBWAY, TUBE, UNDERGROUND
MAKE INTO SMALLER PIECES WHILE COOKINGCUBE, GRATE, MINCE, SLICE
USED TO DECORATE A SNOWMANCARROT, COAL, PIPE, SCARF
___ CODEDRESS, HEALTH, SECRET, ZIP
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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.