NYT Connections August 8 2025 Answers
Puzzle #789
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
DEGREE DRAW PAC-MAN VEST PAINT PRESENT TIE DOODLE MARVEL SQUARE SPACE EVEN DOZE GRANT CONFER PASS NOTES
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — MAKE EQUAL, AS A SCORE
Green — BESTOW
Blue — THINGS YOU MIGHT DO DURING A BORING CLASS/MEETING
Purple — WORDS AFTER THE LETTERS “MS”
MAKE EQUAL, AS A SCOREDRAW, EVEN, SQUARE, TIE
BESTOWCONFER, GRANT, PRESENT, VEST
THINGS YOU MIGHT DO DURING A BORING CLASS/MEETINGDOODLE, DOZE, PASS NOTES, SPACE
WORDS AFTER THE LETTERS “MS”DEGREE, MARVEL, PAC-MAN, PAINT
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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.