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Need a nudge for NYT Connections #776? This puzzle is dated Saturday, July 26, 2025. Try the category clues below before scrolling to the spoiler-marked solutions.
Hints for Connections #776
Work from the broadest clue toward the trickiest. These are category clues, not the complete word groups.
- Yellow: Think of culinary ingredients used to add flavor.
- Green: Each word can come before “green” to name a shade.
- Blue: These are ways to travel on foot.
- Purple: Each is the beginning of a European capital’s name.
Spoiler warning: the answers
The full groups for game #776 are below.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Herbs and Spices | ANISE, DILL, MACE, SAGE |
| Green | Shades of Green | BOTTLE, HUNTER, KELLY, PEA |
| Blue | Travel on Foot | HIKE, MARCH, TRAMP, TREK |
| Purple | Starts of European Capitals | COPE, LUXE, SARA, WARS |
Why TREK and WARS are in different groups
The tempting association is “Star Trek” and “Star Wars,” but the puzzle separates those words. TREK is a way to travel on foot, alongside HIKE, MARCH, and TRAMP. WARS is the beginning of Warsaw, grouped with COPE (Copenhagen), LUXE (Luxembourg), and SARA (Sarajevo).
The green group also relies on completing a phrase: bottle green, hunter green, Kelly green, and pea green. The yellow words are culinary herbs and spices.
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How Connections works
NYT’s Help Center describes Connections as a puzzle with 16 words to sort into four groups of four, each sharing a theme. The groups use Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple; Yellow is the easiest and Purple the trickiest, and some words may appear to fit more than one category. The daily game releases at midnight in the player’s timezone. NYT Connections help and rules.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Which July 26 puzzle is this?
The year matters: this is the July 26, 2025 puzzle, game #776. The July 26, 2024 puzzle was #411, so checking the game number avoids mixing up answers from different years.
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