Connections #783 Answers
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #783 for Saturday, August 2, 2025. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): attach with adhesive
- Green: polite terms for sex
- Blue: bowling results
- Purple (hardest): contronyms (words that can mean opposite things)
Answers
ATTACH WITH ADHESIVE
ADHERE, AFFIX, GLUE, STICK
POLITE TERMS FOR SEX
COMMERCE, CONGRESS, INTIMACY, RELATIONS
BOWLING RESULTS
FOUL, SPARE, SPLIT, STRIKE
CONTRONYMS (WORDS THAT CAN MEAN OPPOSITE THINGS)
CLEAVE, GARNISH, OVERSIGHT, SANCTION
Previous Connections answers
- #782 — aptitude, silent “w”, legends of classic hollywood, hit the ___
- #781 — first ___, second ___, third ___, last ___
- #780 — instruct, means, starting with greek numerical prefixes, anagrams of musical instruments
- #779 — discount, irritate, poker actions, things you can pump
- #778 — foremost, indication, item in a collection, ___ movie
- #777 — "nothing to it!", outdoor events, words before "school", associated with tricks
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