Need a nudge for the Sunday, August 3, 2025, NYT Connections puzzle? This is game #784. Hints appear first; the complete groups are below the spoiler warning.
Hints for Connections #784
Try these spoiler-light prompts before revealing the categories or answers:
- Things a mockingbird does.
- Games you might play to keep fit.
- A famous song from Wicked.
- Musical groups that took the names of animals.
Category hints
Need a more direct nudge? The four connections involve reproduction, trends, games, and musical beasts.
Full answers for Sunday, August 3
Spoilers below. The 16 tiles are MIRROR, BEETLE, POLO, BIRD, GOLF, GORILLA, PARROT, CRICKET, FEVER, ECHO, SQUASH, BUG, MONKEY, FAD, COPY, and CRAZE.
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- EMULATE: COPY, ECHO, MIRROR, PARROT
- MANIA: BUG, CRAZE, FAD, FEVER
- SPORTS: CRICKET, GOLF, POLO, SQUASH
- SINGLE ANIMAL IN A CREATIVELY SPELLED BAND NAME: BEETLE, BIRD, GORILLA, MONKEY
Why the animal words are a trap
The purple group takes one animal word from each of four creatively spelled band names: BEETLE points to The Beatles, BIRD to The Byrds, GORILLA to Gorillaz, and MONKEY to The Monkees. The animal words do not all belong together: CRICKET is in SPORTS, while BUG is in MANIA. PARROT goes with the imitation words.
Forbes contributor Erik Kain noted, “They tried to fool us with the animals today.” That is his reaction to the puzzle’s decoys, not an official NYT description.
Quick Recap
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