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Spoiler warning: Gentle clues come first, followed by category hints and then the full answers for Connections #792, dated Monday, August 11, 2025. Stop before the spoiler break if you want to solve the board yourself.
Gentle hints for Connections #792
These are progressively more direct clues, not official New York Times clues. The first set offers a light nudge for each color:
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- Yellow: Basic.
- Green: Leave alone.
- Blue: Box information.
- Purple: Precede the answer with the opposite of “light.”
For another gentle phrasing: think “regular,” “leave,” “read the fine print of your labels,” and “not light, but ….”
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If the first clues are not enough, these category names narrow the possibilities without listing the words:
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- Yellow: Ordinary.
- Green: Abandon.
- Blue: Information on consumer packaging.
- Purple: Dark ___.
Connections answers for August 11, 2025
Spoilers below.
The board contains 16 words to sort into four groups of four. The complete solution for puzzle #792 is:
| Color | Category | Words | Connection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | ORDINARY | NORMAL, PLAIN, STANDARD, VANILLA | Words meaning usual or unexceptional. |
| Green | ABANDON | DESERT, DUMP, MAROON, STRAND | Verbs meaning to leave or abandon. |
| Blue | SPECS ON CONSUMER PACKAGING | COUNT, MEASURE, VOLUME, WEIGHT | Types of information shown on consumer packaging. |
| Purple | DARK ___ | AGES, CHOCOLATE, HORSE, MATTER | Each completes a familiar phrase beginning with “dark.” |
The 16-word board was MATTER, VANILLA, DESERT, PLAIN, COUNT, HORSE, CHOCOLATE, VOLUME, STRAND, AGES, WEIGHT, DUMP, MEASURE, STANDARD, MAROON, and NORMAL. The groupings are corroborated by TechRadar, Parade, and ComingSoon’s coverage of the August 11 puzzle.
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Connections presents 16 terms and asks players to arrange them into four sets of four based on a shared link. On this board, the trickiest distinction is that the blue group is about label details, while the purple set is made by placing each word after “dark.” The cited TechRadar guide says players can make up to four mistakes; check NYT Games for current play and access details.
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