Need help with NYT Connections puzzle #786 for Tuesday, August 5, 2025? Start with the spoiler-light clues below, then open the answer key when you’re ready to see the four groups.
Hints for Connections #786
Connections asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four that share a theme. The clues below move from the least revealing group toward the trickiest.
- Yellow: Four ways to refer to a city’s underground rail system.
- Green: Four ways to prepare food by cutting or breaking it into smaller pieces.
- Blue: Four things that might be used to decorate a snowman.
- Purple: Each word can come before the same word to form a familiar phrase.
Connections #786 answers for August 5, 2025
Spoilers below. The board’s 16 words are DRESS, SCARF, SUBWAY, GRATE, PIPE, TUBE, CUBE, ZIP, HEALTH, CARROT, UNDERGROUND, SECRET, METRO, MINCE, COAL, and SLICE.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Subterranean transit | METRO, SUBWAY, TUBE, UNDERGROUND |
| Green | Make into smaller pieces while cooking | CUBE, GRATE, MINCE, SLICE |
| Blue | Used to decorate a snowman | CARROT, COAL, PIPE, SCARF |
| Purple | ___ code | DRESS, HEALTH, SECRET, ZIP |
Why the groups fit
Yellow: Subterranean transit
METRO, SUBWAY, TUBE, and UNDERGROUND all refer to underground urban rail transit.
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Green: Make into smaller pieces while cooking
To CUBE, GRATE, MINCE, or SLICE food is to cut or reduce it into smaller pieces.
Blue: Used to decorate a snowman
A CARROT can make a nose; COAL can make eyes or buttons; a PIPE and SCARF can complete the look.
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Purple: ___ code
DRESS code, HEALTH code, SECRET code, and ZIP code complete the four phrases.
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