Spoiler warning: This page covers NYT Connections game #778, played on Monday, July 28, 2025. The grid contains 16 words that must be divided into four groups of four by shared connections.
NYT Connections #778 hints for Monday, July 28
Try these category-level clues before revealing the solutions:
- Words meaning or relating to being at the front.
- Words that can indicate or suggest something.
- Things that can be part of a collection.
- Words that come before “movie.”
The 16 words in the July 28 grid
TRACE, INITIAL, SIGN, ORIGINAL, STAMP, BUDDY, SILENT, DATE, RECORD, EVIDENCE, PRIMARY, COIN, FIRST, COMIC, CULT, HINT
NYT Connections answers for game #778
FOREMOST
FIRST, INITIAL, ORIGINAL, PRIMARY
INDICATION
EVIDENCE, HINT, SIGN, TRACE
ITEM IN A COLLECTION
COIN, COMIC, RECORD, STAMP
___ MOVIE
BUDDY, CULT, DATE, SILENT
How the last group works
Each word completes a familiar film term: buddy movie, cult movie, date movie and silent movie.
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How Connections works
Connections presents 16 words. Your task is to sort them into four groups of four, with each group linked by a common meaning, phrase or category. The puzzle can be played through the New York Times Games service; archive access was described as available to All Access or Games subscribers in 2025, so current subscription terms may differ.
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