NYT Connections puzzle #776, published July 26, 2025, groups its 16 words into herbs and spices, shades of green, ways to travel on foot, and the starts of European capital names. The completed groups are below, with the wordplay that separates the trickier sets.
Connections #776 answers for July 26, 2025
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| Herbs and spices | ANISE, DILL, MACE, SAGE |
| Shades of green | BOTTLE, HUNTER, KELLY, PEA |
| Travel on foot | HIKE, MARCH, TRAMP, TREK |
| Starts of European capitals | COPE, LUXE, SARA, WARS |
How the groups connect
Herbs and spices
ANISE, DILL, MACE, and SAGE are all herbs or spices.
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Shades of green
Add “green” to each word to get a shade name: bottle green, hunter green, Kelly green, and pea green.
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Travel on foot
HIKE, MARCH, TRAMP, and TREK are ways to travel on foot. TREK belongs here, even if it brings Star Trek to mind.
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Starts of European capitals
COPE begins Copenhagen, LUXE begins Luxembourg, SARA begins Sarajevo, and WARS begins Warsaw. WARS may suggest Star Wars, but the capital-name pattern is the connection.
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This answer set is for July 26, 2025, game #776. July 26, 2024 was a different Connections puzzle, game #411, so the year matters when looking up the answers.
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