NYT Connections July 24 2025 Answers
Puzzle #774
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
STEEL POLE GIANT SPLIT JET LUTE RIM KNICK NET TITANIC GREAT BOUNCE DIP BACKBOARD RABE MAMMOTH
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — COLOSSAL
Green — LEAVE QUICKLY
Blue — PARTS OF A BASKETBALL HOOP
Purple — HOMOPHONES OF SYNONYMS FOR “NAB”
COLOSSALGIANT, GREAT, MAMMOTH, TITANIC
LEAVE QUICKLYBOUNCE, DIP, JET, SPLIT
PARTS OF A BASKETBALL HOOPBACKBOARD, NET, POLE, RIM
HOMOPHONES OF SYNONYMS FOR “NAB”KNICK, LUTE, RABE, STEEL
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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