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Connections #766 answers for July 16, 2025
The reported solution groups the 16 words into four sets of four:
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Parts of a college campus | CAFETERIA, DORM, LIBRARY, QUAD |
| Green | Exaggerated, as a performance | CAMP, DRAMATIC, HAMMY, OVERDONE |
| Blue | Close in on | CORNER, SURROUND, TRAP, TREE |
| Purple | Starts of Greek letters | BET, DELT, LAMB, THE |
The board words are QUAD, CORNER, TREE, HAMMY, LAMB, LIBRARY, DELT, BET, CAMP, TRAP, THE, OVERDONE, DORM, CAFETERIA, SURROUND, and DRAMATIC. These answers are reported consistently by TechRadar and DocumentaryTube; an official NYT archive page was not among the available sources.
How the Connections groups fit
Yellow: Parts of a college campus
CAFETERIA, DORM, LIBRARY, and QUAD are familiar places or facilities on a college campus. This is the most direct set: each word names a location rather than a type of performance or action.
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Green: Exaggerated, as a performance
CAMP means an exaggerated or over-the-top style of performance here. It belongs with DRAMATIC, HAMMY, and OVERDONE. Reading CAMP as a place or another meaning of the word would lead away from the shared performance sense.
Blue: Close in on
CORNER, SURROUND, and TRAP can describe ways of closing in on someone. TREE is the less direct fit: to trap someone up a tree is to leave them cornered or surrounded in a difficult position. That expression is why TREE belongs in this group rather than with QUAD or DELT.
Purple: Starts of Greek letters
Each word is a fragment at the start of a Greek-letter name: BET starts beta, DELT starts delta, LAMB starts lambda, and THE starts theta. The entries are not complete spellings; the connection is their opening letters.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Why the board can mislead
Some words invite tempting alternate associations. QUAD and DELT can suggest muscle groups, while CAMP or TREE may initially seem to fit other clusters. The campus and performance sets are comparatively clear; the trickier deductions are TREE’s idiomatic connection to closing in and the Greek-letter fragments. Treating those as the final checks helps distinguish the intended sets without assuming a unique order for solving them.
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