The Saturday, July 19, 2025, NYT Connections puzzle is game #769. Try the progressive hints below before opening the category names or full answer sets; the final section contains spoilers.
Hints for Connections #769
There are 16 words to sort into four groups of four. Each hint gets more direct, so stop when you have enough to keep solving.
- Yellow: Where might you get water to drink?
- Green: What can you do with a football?
- Blue: What kinds of small, sharp objects can hold things together?
- Purple: Think of the initials—or clipped beginnings—of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ names.
Category answers
Spoilers: The category names below reveal the puzzle’s four themes.
- Yellow: Sources of drinking water
- Green: Things you can do with a football
- Blue: Sharp fasteners
- Purple: Starts of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Full Connections #769 solution
Full spoilers: These are the exact four word groups.
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- Sources of drinking water: RAIN, SPRING, TAP, WELL
- Things you can do with a football: PASS, PUNT, SNAP, SPIKE
- Sharp fasteners: BRAD, NAIL, PIN, TACK
- Starts of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: DON, LEO, MIC, RAP
The purple words are the starts of Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael. The puzzle’s numbering and answer groups are reported by TechRadar and independently confirmed by Parade.
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