Connections #787 Answers

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Here are the answers to NYT Connections #787 for Wednesday, August 6, 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): accessory with a pointy fastener
Green: tease
Blue: boxing punches
Purple (hardest): muscle nicknames plus “s”

Answers

ACCESSORY WITH A POINTY FASTENER

BADGE, BROOCH, BUTTON, PIN

TEASE

BAIT, NEEDLE, RAG, RIB

BOXING PUNCHES

CROSS, HOOK, JAB, UPPERCUT

MUSCLE NICKNAMES PLUS “S”

SHAMMY, SPEC, SQUAD, STRAP

Previous Connections answers

#786 — subterranean transit, make into smaller pieces while cooking, used to decorate a snowman, ___ code
#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)
#782 — aptitude, silent “w”, legends of classic hollywood, hit the ___
#781 — first ___, second ___, third ___, last ___

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