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This is the Thursday, July 24, 2025 edition of NYT Connections, puzzle #774. Start with the spoiler-safe hints below; the category names and full groups follow afterward.
Spoiler-safe hints for Connections #774
Read these from least to most revealing. Stop before the next section if you want to solve the board yourself.
- Yellow: Think very large.
- Green: Informal ways to leave quickly.
- Blue: Components of a basketball hoop.
- Purple: Words that sound like synonyms for “nab.”
Answers for July 24
The board’s sixteen words were STEEL, POLE, GIANT, SPLIT, JET, LUTE, RIM, KNICK, NET, TITANIC, GREAT, BOUNCE, DIP, BACKBOARD, RABE, and MAMMOTH.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | COLOSSAL | GIANT, GREAT, MAMMOTH, TITANIC |
| Green | LEAVE QUICKLY | BOUNCE, DIP, JET, SPLIT |
| Blue | PARTS OF A BASKETBALL HOOP | BACKBOARD, NET, POLE, RIM |
| Purple | HOMOPHONES OF SYNONYMS FOR “NAB” | KNICK, LUTE, RABE, STEEL |
Why the tricky groups work
The New York teams are a decoy
NET, JET, GIANT, and KNICK can suggest New York sports teams, but that is not a complete intended group. The actual sports-related set is the basketball-hoop components: BACKBOARD, NET, POLE, and RIM.
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Purple depends on sound, not spelling
Each purple answer sounds like a word meaning “nab”: KNICK sounds like nick, LUTE like loot, RABE like rob, and STEEL like steal. Keep the puzzle’s spelling RABE; it is the sound-alike form used on the board.
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