NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Tuesday, August 5, 2025 (#786)

Puzzle #786. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

Just tell me the answer

The NYT Connections answer for Tuesday, August 5, 2025 (puzzle #786) is: 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.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

DRESS
SCARF
SUBWAY
GRATE
PIPE
TUBE
CUBE
ZIP
HEALTH
CARROT
UNDERGROUND
SECRET
METRO
MINCE
COAL
SLICE

How hard is Connections #786?

Medium42/100
  • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.

Where to start: Look for the four words that combine with "Code" — locking that group down removes four red herrings from the rest of the grid.

Connections hints for Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Tuesday, August 5, 2025

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Tuesday, August 5, 2025?

The NYT Connections answer for Tuesday, August 5, 2025 (puzzle #786) is: 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.

What is the purple group in Connections #786?

The purple (hardest) group is "___ CODE": DRESS, HEALTH, SECRET, ZIP.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "SUBTERRANEAN TRANSIT" — METRO, SUBWAY, TUBE, UNDERGROUND. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 is NYT Connections puzzle #786. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.