Connections #786 Answers
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #786 for Tuesday, August 5, 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): subterranean transit
- Green: make into smaller pieces while cooking
- Blue: used to decorate a snowman
- Purple (hardest): ___ code
Answers
SUBTERRANEAN TRANSIT
METRO, SUBWAY, TUBE, UNDERGROUND
MAKE INTO SMALLER PIECES WHILE COOKING
CUBE, GRATE, MINCE, SLICE
USED TO DECORATE A SNOWMAN
CARROT, COAL, PIPE, SCARF
___ CODE
DRESS, HEALTH, SECRET, ZIP
Previous Connections answers
- #785 — arthropods, trees, [letter] (is) for ___, words that sounds like two letters
- #784 — emulate, sports, mania, single animal in a creatively spelled band name
- #783 — attach with adhesive, polite terms for sex, bowling results, contronyms (words that can mean opposite things)
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