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NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Friday, August 8, 2025 (#789)

Puzzle #789. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

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The NYT Connections answer for Friday, August 8, 2025 (puzzle #789) is: YELLOW — MAKE EQUAL, AS A SCORE: DRAW, EVEN, SQUARE, TIE. GREEN — BESTOW: CONFER, GRANT, PRESENT, VEST. BLUE — THINGS YOU MIGHT DO DURING A BORING CLASS/MEETING: DOODLE, DOZE, PASS NOTES, SPACE. PURPLE — WORDS AFTER THE LETTERS “MS”: DEGREE, MARVEL, PAC-MAN, PAINT.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Friday, August 8, 2025. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

DEGREE
DRAW
PAC-MAN
VEST
PAINT
PRESENT
TIE
DOODLE
MARVEL
SQUARE
SPACE
EVEN
DOZE
GRANT
CONFER
PASS NOTES

How hard is Connections #789?

Easy35/100
  • • At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.

Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.

Connections hints for Friday, August 8, 2025

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

NYT Connections answers for Friday, August 8, 2025

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Friday, August 8, 2025?

The NYT Connections answer for Friday, August 8, 2025 (puzzle #789) is: YELLOW — MAKE EQUAL, AS A SCORE: DRAW, EVEN, SQUARE, TIE. GREEN — BESTOW: CONFER, GRANT, PRESENT, VEST. BLUE — THINGS YOU MIGHT DO DURING A BORING CLASS/MEETING: DOODLE, DOZE, PASS NOTES, SPACE. PURPLE — WORDS AFTER THE LETTERS “MS”: DEGREE, MARVEL, PAC-MAN, PAINT.

What is the purple group in Connections #789?

The purple (hardest) group is "WORDS AFTER THE LETTERS “MS”": DEGREE, MARVEL, PAC-MAN, PAINT.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "MAKE EQUAL, AS A SCORE" — DRAW, EVEN, SQUARE, TIE. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Friday, August 8, 2025 is NYT Connections puzzle #789. 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.