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NYT Connections July 29 2025 Answers

Puzzle #779

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

SPECIAL BUG RAISE FIST STEAM PROMOTION IRON FOLD DEAL CHECK GAS RUFFLE CALL BRAKES NETTLE SALE

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — DISCOUNT
Green — IRRITATE
Blue — POKER ACTIONS
Purple — THINGS YOU CAN PUMP
DISCOUNTDEAL, PROMOTION, SALE, SPECIAL
IRRITATEBUG, NETTLE, RUFFLE, STEAM
POKER ACTIONSCALL, CHECK, FOLD, RAISE
THINGS YOU CAN PUMPBRAKES, FIST, GAS, IRON
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution

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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.