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Spoiler warning: The complete solution to NYT Connections puzzle No. 775 appears below. If you want to solve it yourself, stop after the hints section.
The 16 words in Connections No. 775
The Friday, July 25, 2025 puzzle contains these 16 words:
OH, MARY, FAIR, MOTHER, MUM, BEE, IN, OUT, MA, BALL, BED, SECRET, FOUL, QUIET, OK, PRIVATE
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As usual, the goal is to divide the words into four groups of four. You can make up to four incorrect guesses in the standard game.
Hints for Friday’s puzzle
Here are progressively more revealing clues, without immediately giving away every answer:
- Yellow: Keep it quiet; don’t tell anyone.
- Green: Four of the 50 states, represented by postal abbreviations.
- Blue: Words or calls you might hear at a baseball ballpark.
- Purple: Precede each word with “Queen.”
One-word clues
If you need one representative word from each group, try these:
- Yellow: QUIET
- Green: OK
- Blue: OUT
- Purple: BED
NYT Connections No. 775 answers
Yellow: HUSH-HUSH
MUM, PRIVATE, QUIET, SECRET
Each word relates to secrecy, privacy, or withholding information. “Keep mum” is the phrase that helps confirm MUM belongs here, rather than with the other words that may suggest a family or name-related connection.
Green: STATE ABBREVIATIONS
IN, MA, OH, OK
These are the standard two-letter postal abbreviations for Indiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Oklahoma:
- IN — Indiana
- MA — Massachusetts
- OH — Ohio
- OK — Oklahoma
The four short entries may initially look like ordinary words or interjections, but their shared format makes this group stand out.
Blue: BASEBALL CALLS
BALL, FAIR, FOUL, OUT
These are all baseball terms or calls associated with an umpire’s decision. A ball is a pitch outside the strike zone, fair and foul describe batted balls, and out ends a batter’s or runner’s turn.
Purple: QUEEN ___
BED, BEE, MARY, MOTHER
Place “Queen” before each word to form a familiar expression or name:
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This is a phrase-completion category rather than a single subject area, which makes it the puzzle’s most deceptive group. The category is QUEEN ___; FOUL does not belong in it.
Why this puzzle can be tricky
The four two-letter entries—IN, MA, OH, and OK—are the cleanest starting point once you recognize them as postal abbreviations. Before that, they can look like miscellaneous short words.
There are also several misleading connections. MUM, MA, and MOTHER can appear to form a family-related cluster, while MARY may seem to belong with names or people. FOUL is another trap: it may look like it could fit a phrase-based group, but it is needed to complete the baseball set with BALL, FAIR, and OUT.
A dependable solving order is:
- Spot the secrecy group: MUM, PRIVATE, QUIET, and SECRET.
- Lock in the four state abbreviations: IN, MA, OH, and OK.
- Use the remaining baseball vocabulary to identify BALL, FAIR, FOUL, and OUT.
- Confirm the final four as Queen ___ phrases: BED, BEE, MARY, and MOTHER.
More NYT Games puzzles
If you enjoy Connections but prefer solving away from a screen, Puzzle Mania! is an official New York Times Games collection featuring Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, the Mini, and other puzzle formats. It is designed for solo play, family game night, and gifting. It contains new or adapted physical puzzle material—not this exact July 25, 2025 Connections puzzle—so it should be treated as a companion rather than a reproduction of No. 775.
Frequently Asked Questions
What date is NYT Connections puzzle No. 775?
NYT Connections puzzle No. 775 is the puzzle associated with Friday, July 25, 2025. The date refers to 2025, not July 25, 2026, which had a different puzzle number.
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What are the four categories in Connections No. 775?
The four groups are HUSH-HUSH: MUM, PRIVATE, QUIET, SECRET; STATE ABBREVIATIONS: IN, MA, OH, OK; BASEBALL CALLS: BALL, FAIR, FOUL, OUT; and QUEEN ___: BED, BEE, MARY, MOTHER.
Does FOUL belong in the Queen group?
No. The purple group is QUEEN ___ and consists of BED, BEE, MARY, and MOTHER. FOUL belongs in the baseball group.
The Bottom Line
Complete answer: HUSH-HUSH — MUM, PRIVATE, QUIET, SECRET; STATE ABBREVIATIONS — IN, MA, OH, OK; BASEBALL CALLS — BALL, FAIR, FOUL, OUT; QUEEN ___ — BED, BEE, MARY, MOTHER.
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