NYT Connections July 22 2025 Answers
Puzzle #772
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CHESS CHEEK WHOOPIE CUSHION TEMPER CHECKERS HUMBLE ATTITUDE LIP SOFTEN HONEYCOMB CUTIE DAMPEN CAMO MOUTH STRIPES
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SASSINESS
Green — MITIGATE
Blue — PATTERNS
Purple — ___ PIE
SASSINESSATTITUDE, CHEEK, LIP, MOUTH
MITIGATECUSHION, DAMPEN, SOFTEN, TEMPER
PATTERNSCAMO, CHECKERS, HONEYCOMB, STRIPES
___ PIECHESS, CUTIE, HUMBLE, WHOOPIE
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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.