For Sunday, July 20, 2025, NYT Connections is puzzle #770. Read the four color-coded clues below before scrolling to the category names and complete word groups.
Spoiler-free hints for Connections #770
These clues follow the puzzle’s color order. Stop here if you want to solve the grid without seeing the categories or answers.
- Yellow: Almost dancing
- Green: Breathe in
- Blue: Not stirred
- Purple: Add a word
Connections #770 category names
- Yellow: Move to the music
- Green: Inhalation
- Blue: Martini specifications
- Purple: ___ word
Full grid and answers
The sixteen words in the grid are BOP, DRAW, CROSS, BUZZ, DRY, LOAN, PULL, SWAY, BOUNCE, TWIST, DRAG, SHAKEN, PASS, GROOVE, GIN, and PUFF.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Move to the music | BOP, BOUNCE, GROOVE, SWAY |
| Green | Inhalation | DRAG, DRAW, PUFF, PULL |
| Blue | Martini specifications | DRY, GIN, SHAKEN, TWIST |
| Purple | ___ word | BUZZ, CROSS, LOAN, PASS |
The purple group makes familiar compounds: buzzword, crossword, loanword, and password.
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Why the groups can be tricky
Several words can suggest more than one idea, which is part of the puzzle’s design. The New York Times Help Center explains: “Each puzzle has exactly one solution and is meant to be tricky by having words that could fit into multiple categories.” It also says, “Words and categories are curated by editors using the Oxford Dictionary.” The New York Times Help Center’s Connections page describes the game and its archive.
The Help Center says the archive includes puzzles dating back to June 12, 2023, for All Access and Games subscribers. Subscription eligibility and archive access are current product details and may change.
Quick Recap
Rank #2
Sources
- TechRadar’s July 19, 2025 guide, published the day before puzzle #770.
- WordHint’s guide to Connections #770, which independently confirms the sixteen grid words.
- The New York Times Help Center: Connections.
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