Need help with New York Times Connections puzzle #762 for July 12, 2025? Start with the spoiler-light hints below, then reveal the category names and answers only when you’re ready. The four groups are ENDORSE, DETAILED, ERA, and IN THE NATO ALPHABET.
How Connections works
Connections asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four based on a shared connection. Select a proposed group and submit it; the reviewed gameplay guides report that you can make four mistakes before the game ends.
Spoiler-light hints for Connections #762
Try these nudges before looking at the answers:
- One group means to endorse or give support.
- ELABORATE and THOROUGH belong together.
- ECHO and VICTOR belong together.
- One group consists of words that can mean an era or stretch of time.
Full answers for Connections #762
Spoilers below: The category names and all four words in each group follow.
| Category | Words | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| ENDORSE | BACK, CHAMPION, SECOND, SUPPORT | Words meaning to endorse or give support. |
| DETAILED | ELABORATE, MINUTE, PARTICULAR, THOROUGH | Words meaning detailed or precise. |
| ERA | AGE, DAY, PERIOD, TIME | Words that can refer to a span or period of time. |
| IN THE NATO ALPHABET | ECHO, KILO, UNIFORM, VICTOR | NATO phonetic alphabet code words. |
Why the groups can be tricky
SECOND and MINUTE may look like time words, but they belong to DETAILED in this puzzle. DAY and TIME instead join AGE and PERIOD in ERA. For the final group, ECHO, KILO, UNIFORM, and VICTOR are the NATO phonetic alphabet words.
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What are the Connections #762 answers for July 12, 2025?
The groups are ENDORSE (BACK, CHAMPION, SECOND, SUPPORT), DETAILED (ELABORATE, MINUTE, PARTICULAR, THOROUGH), ERA (AGE, DAY, PERIOD, TIME), and IN THE NATO ALPHABET (ECHO, KILO, UNIFORM, VICTOR).
What do ELABORATE and THOROUGH have in common?
They are both in the DETAILED group, along with MINUTE and PARTICULAR.
Which Connections #762 words are in the NATO alphabet?
ECHO, KILO, UNIFORM, and VICTOR are the four NATO alphabet words in puzzle #762.
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