Skip to main content Tech Radar Pro Tech Radar Gaming Tech Radar Gaming TechRadar Game-changing stories Search TechRadar View Profile België (Nederlands) Deutschland North America US (English) Australasia New Zealand Black Ops 6 Monster Hunter Wilds Recommended reading NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 2 (game #783) NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, July 29 (game #779) NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, June 9 (game #729) NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, July 23 (game #773) NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, July 7 (game #757) NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, July 28 (game #778) NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, May 14 (game #703) NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, August 4 (game #785) Johnny Dee Contributions from Marc McLaren 3 August 2025 My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: New York Times) Today's words Hint #1: Group hints Hint #2: Group answers Today's answers Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, August 3 (game #784). Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. You may like NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 2 (game #783) NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, July 29 (game #779) NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, June 9 (game #729) NYT Connections today (game #785) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are… NYT Connections today (game #785) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Tiny bugs GREEN: Barking up the correct ones BLUE: Spelling game PURPLE: Say aloud to see the link Need more clues? We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles… Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. NYT Connections today (game #785) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: ARTHROPODS GREEN: TREES BLUE: [LETTER] (IS) FOR __ PURPLE: WORDS THAT SOUNDS LIKE TWO LETTERS Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. Today's best Get Better At Wordle deals 21 Amazon customer reviews We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices NYT Connections today (game #785) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #785, are… YELLOW: ARTHROPODS APHID, BEETLE, MITE, TICK GREEN: TREES BEECH, CEDAR, PINE, YEW BLUE: [LETTER] (IS) FOR __ APPLE, COOKIE, EFFORT, VENDETTA PURPLE: WORDS THAT SOUNDS LIKE TWO LETTERS DECAY, EASY, GEO, ZITI My rating: Hard My score: 3 mistakes Every day Connections finds a new way to either teach me or confuse me. Today it was… both. I knew that A is for EFFORT and for APPLE, while V is for VENDETTA. But what is COOKIE doing in the [LETTER] (IS) FOR __ group? And what's with the square bracket rounded bracket? Is this an equation? Realizing that I must be suffering from some terrible pop culture gap, a post-game Google revealed that the answer was related to the Cookie Monster from Sesame Street. I should have known. I made two mistakes trying to get that group together. The other came earlier in the game, when I put APPLE in with the other TREES. A for annoying. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Sunday, August 3, game #784) YELLOW: EMULATE COPY, ECHO, MIRROR, PARROT BLUE: MANIA BUG, CRAZE, FAD, FEVER GREEN: SPORTS CRICKET, GOLF, POLO, SQUASH PURPLE: SINGLE ANIMAL IN A CREATIVELY SPELLED BAND NAMEBEETLE, BIRD, GORILLA, MONKEY What is NYT Connections? NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult. On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room. It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers. It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile. NYT Connections Contributor Johnny is a freelance pop culture journalist who has been writing about the internet, music, football and famous people since the iPhone was just a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye. Previously known by the pseudonym the Pop Detective, his journalistic career began making up stories about Madonna's addiction to sausage rolls (this is not true by the way). A man of few talents, his career is rich and various and includes the highs of interviewing Elton John and Blur; and the lows of interviewing Right Said Fred, appearing on a Channel 5 documentary about Peter Kay, and fact-checking the instruction manual for a German cooker. Somehow still affording to live in North London he is at his happiest riding his bicycle and shouting at pigeons. With contributions from Marc McLarenGlobal Editor in Chief You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. 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