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NYT Connections puzzle #777 is from Sunday, July 27, 2025. Start with the broad clues below, then use the color-group hints if you need another nudge. The complete categories and word sets are under a spoiler warning.
Connections clues for July 27, 2025
These broad clues point toward each group without giving away its words:
- It’s a breeze!
- What you enjoy during summer
- This place employs teachers
- What you get instead of treats on the scariest day of the year
Color-coded hints
If you want a more specific nudge, use the group hints in order:
Quick Recap
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#1 Best Overall
- Yellow: Not a problem
- Green: Al fresco fun
- Blue: A word that rhymes with “fool”
- Purple: Who’s fooling who?
Spoiler warning: Connections #777 answers
The categories and all 16 words are below.
Yellow — “NOTHING TO IT!”
CHILD’S PLAY, EASY, NO SWEAT, PIECE OF CAKE
Green — “OUTDOOR EVENTS”
BLOCK PARTY, FESTIVAL, PICNIC, TAILGATE
Blue — “WORDS BEFORE ‘SCHOOL’”
ELEMENTARY, GRADE, GRAMMAR, PRIMARY
Purple — “ASSOCIATED WITH TRICKS”
CON GAME, HALLOWEEN, HEARTS, MAGIC SHOW
How the groups connect
- Yellow: Each phrase means that something is easy or requires little effort.
- Green: Each word names an outdoor gathering or event.
- Blue: Each word can come before “school.”
- Purple: Each item is associated with tricks, from deception to a performance or occasion.
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