NYT Connections #787 is the puzzle dated Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Start with four spoiler-light clues, then open the clearly marked answer key if you want the full word groupings.
Hints for the August 6 Connections groups
Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four, each linked by a shared idea. These clues follow the puzzle’s yellow-to-purple order:
- Yellow: Decorative adornment.
- Green: To poke fun.
- Blue: In the ring.
- Purple: Flexing.
Those clue prompts are from TechRadar’s August 5, 2025 answer guide; Parade’s August 6 guide offers alternate hints: “Name tag,” “Just joshin’ ya,” “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,” and “Think: Arnold Schwarzenegger.” TechRadar and Parade both identify this as puzzle #787.
Word bank
BAIT, PIN, CROSS, SQUAD, HOOK, SPEC, NEEDLE, BADGE, STRAP, BUTTON, RAG, SHAMMY, RIB, UPPERCUT, BROOCH, JAB.
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The board words are listed by TechRadar and independently confirmed by WordHint’s archive for the date. WordHint
Spoilers: August 6 Connections answers
The complete groups, in the puzzle’s color order, are:
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- Yellow — Accessory with a pointy fastener: BADGE, BROOCH, BUTTON, PIN.
- Green — Tease: BAIT, NEEDLE, RAG, RIB.
- Blue — Boxing punches: CROSS, HOOK, JAB, UPPERCUT.
- Purple — Muscle nicknames plus “S”: SHAMMY, SPEC, SQUAD, STRAP.
The purple group takes a slightly different reading of the words: they are muscle-related nicknames with an added “s.” That explanation follows the category and its entries; it is not presented as an official explanation from the puzzle’s author. TechRadar and Parade’s dated answer guides agree on the group labels and memberships.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How the puzzle works
Players sort the 16 words into four sets of four. WordHint says a new puzzle unlocks at midnight local time and that four mistakes end the puzzle. Those are general game details, not statistics specific to puzzle #787.
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