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Spoiler warning: The full answer key for NYT Connections puzzle #772, dated Tuesday, July 22, 2025, is below. The sixteen words form four groups: SASSINESS, MITIGATE, PATTERNS, and “___ PIE.”
Connections #772 answers for July 22, 2025
| Category | Words | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow — SASSINESS | ATTITUDE, CHEEK, LIP, MOUTH | Words associated with cheeky or insolent behavior. |
| Green — MITIGATE | CUSHION, DAMPEN, SOFTEN, TEMPER | Verbs meaning to lessen or moderate an effect. |
| Blue — PATTERNS | CAMO, CHECKERS, HONEYCOMB, STRIPES | Visual designs or repeating arrangements. |
| Purple — ___ PIE | CHESS, CUTIE, HUMBLE, WHOOPIE | Each word precedes “pie” in a phrase. |
The puzzle is the July 22, 2025 game, #772—not a puzzle from July 22, 2026. Connections presents sixteen words to sort into four groups of four. TechRadar’s answer guide and DocumentaryTube’s answer key list the groups; DocumentaryTube also confirms CAMO and CUTIE in the grid.
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Why the groups fit
SASSINESS
ATTITUDE, CHEEK, LIP, and MOUTH can all refer to cheeky, insolent, or back-talking behavior.
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MITIGATE
CUSHION, DAMPEN, SOFTEN, and TEMPER describe reducing the force or severity of something.
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PATTERNS
CAMO, CHECKERS, HONEYCOMB, and STRIPES are visual patterns.
“___ PIE”
CHESS, CUTIE, HUMBLE, and WHOOPIE each make a phrase when followed by “pie”: chess pie, cutie pie, humble pie, and whoopie pie.
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The CHESS and CHECKERS trap
CHESS and CHECKERS look like a natural board-game pair, but that is the misdirection. CHESS belongs in “___ PIE”; CHECKERS is a pattern alongside CAMO, HONEYCOMB, and STRIPES. Keeping those two words in their actual groups resolves the tempting alternate connection.
Hints without the full answer key
- One group is about cheeky behavior; another collects words for reducing an effect.
- Look for a set of visual designs, and be careful not to treat CHESS and CHECKERS as a pair.
- The final group shares a word that follows each of its four entries.
For context on the format and the historical puzzle number, Chris Remo’s July 22, 2025 video description identifies Connections #772 and describes the sixteen-word, four-group format. DocumentaryTube also discusses the NYT Games archive, which it describes as subscriber-accessible: NYT Connections archive.
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