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NYT Connections July 20 2025 Answers

Puzzle #770

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

BOP DRAW CROSS BUZZ DRY LOAN PULL SWAY BOUNCE TWIST DRAG SHAKEN PASS GROOVE GIN PUFF

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — MOVE TO THE MUSIC
Green — INHALATION
Blue — MARTINI SPECIFICATIONS
Purple — ___WORD
MOVE TO THE MUSICBOP, BOUNCE, GROOVE, SWAY
INHALATIONDRAG, DRAW, PUFF, PULL
MARTINI SPECIFICATIONSDRY, GIN, SHAKEN, TWIST
___WORDBUZZ, CROSS, LOAN, PASS
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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.