NYT Connections August 6 2025 Answers
Puzzle #787
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
BAIT PIN CROSS SQUAD HOOK SPEC NEEDLE BADGE STRAP BUTTON RAG SHAMMY RIB UPPERCUT BROOCH JAB
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ACCESSORY WITH A POINTY FASTENER
Green — TEASE
Blue — BOXING PUNCHES
Purple — MUSCLE NICKNAMES PLUS “S”
ACCESSORY WITH A POINTY FASTENERBADGE, BROOCH, BUTTON, PIN
TEASEBAIT, NEEDLE, RAG, RIB
BOXING PUNCHESCROSS, HOOK, JAB, UPPERCUT
MUSCLE NICKNAMES PLUS “S”SHAMMY, SPEC, SQUAD, STRAP
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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.