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1Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problems2Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minute3Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errorsNeed a nudge for the Monday, August 11, 2025, NYT Connections puzzle? Start with the progressive hints below; the complete groups for puzzle #792 follow the spoiler warning.
Progressive hints for Connections #792
Try each cue before moving to the next. They become more specific as you go.
- Think of words meaning ordinary or basic.
- Consider words that can mean to leave or abandon something.
- Look for quantities commonly shown on consumer packaging.
- Each remaining word completes the phrase “dark ___.”
Spoiler warning: the answers are below
The following reveals all four groups and their words.
Connections #792 answers
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Ordinary | NORMAL, PLAIN, STANDARD, VANILLA |
| Green | Abandon | DESERT, DUMP, MAROON, STRAND |
| Blue | Specs on consumer packaging | COUNT, MEASURE, VOLUME, WEIGHT |
| Purple | Dark ___ | AGES, CHOCOLATE, HORSE, MATTER |
Why the words fit
Yellow: ordinary
Normal, plain, standard, and vanilla can all describe something conventional, basic, or unexceptional.
#1 Best Overall
Green: abandon
Desert, dump, maroon, and strand can each mean leaving someone or something behind.
Blue: specs on consumer packaging
Count, measure, volume, and weight are quantities or measurements that may appear in product information.
Rank #2
Purple: dark ___
Each word forms a familiar phrase with “dark”: dark ages, dark chocolate, dark horse, and dark matter.
How Connections works
Connections asks players to group words by shared categories. TechRadar describes four groups at different difficulty levels and up to four mistakes; Try Hard Guides describes choosing four words and submitting a guess, with the puzzle resetting at local midnight. These are mechanics as described by those guides, rather than independently verified current rules. TechRadar’s guide and Try Hard Guides’ answer page cover the puzzle and gameplay context.
Rank #3
Sources for this solution
TechRadar and Parade independently report the same four categories and word sets for August 11, 2025. Parade’s short cues are “Regular,” “Leave,” “Read the fine print of your labels,” and “Not light, but ….” TechRadar’s are “Basic,” “Leave alone,” “Box information,” and “Precede with the opposite of ‘light’.” Parade’s guide and TechRadar’s guide provide those clues and the published answers.
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