Connections #789 Answers – August 8, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #789 on Friday, August 8, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
CONFERDEGREEDOODLEDOZEDRAWEVENGRANTMARVELPAC-MANPAINTPASS NOTESPRESENTSPACESQUARETIEVEST
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
DRAW belongs to this group.
Green
CONFER belongs to this group.
Blue
DOODLE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
DEGREE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
MAKE EQUAL, AS A SCORE
Green category
BESTOW
Blue category
THINGS YOU MIGHT DO DURING A BORING CLASS/MEETING
Purple (hardest) category
WORDS AFTER THE LETTERS “MS”
Connections #789 answers
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MAKE EQUAL, AS A SCOREDRAW, EVEN, SQUARE, TIE
BESTOWCONFER, GRANT, PRESENT, VEST
THINGS YOU MIGHT DO DURING A BORING CLASS/MEETINGDOODLE, DOZE, PASS NOTES, SPACE
WORDS AFTER THE LETTERS “MS”DEGREE, MARVEL, PAC-MAN, PAINT
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What are the Connections answers for August 8, 2025?
MAKE EQUAL, AS A SCORE: DRAW, EVEN, SQUARE, TIE. BESTOW: CONFER, GRANT, PRESENT, VEST. THINGS YOU MIGHT DO DURING A BORING CLASS/MEETING: DOODLE, DOZE, PASS NOTES, SPACE. WORDS AFTER THE LETTERS “MS”: DEGREE, MARVEL, PAC-MAN, PAINT.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.