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Connections #791
hints & answers for August 10, 2025

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Which group has you stuck?

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
Gentle hint

Have a say in how something turns out.

Show one word

JUICE belongs in this group.

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INFLUENCE

Reveal all four words
  • JUICE
  • PULL
  • SWAY
  • WEIGHT

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, C, C and G. These initials are in sorted order.

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CLUSTER belongs in this group.

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AMASS

Reveal all four words
  • CLUSTER
  • COLLECT
  • CONCENTRATE
  • GROUP

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with F, H, P and S. These initials are in sorted order.

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FAN belongs in this group.

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KINDS OF FICTION

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  • FAN
  • HISTORICAL
  • PULP
  • SCIENCE

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with B, C, C and T. These initials are in sorted order.

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BIOPIC belongs in this group.

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STARTING WITH MATH AND SCIENCE CLASSES, FOR SHORT

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  • BIOPIC
  • CALCIUM
  • CHEMISE
  • TRIGLYCERIDE
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  • Yellow: INFLUENCE
  • Green: AMASS
  • Blue: KINDS OF FICTION
  • Purple: STARTING WITH MATH AND SCIENCE CLASSES, FOR SHORT

Ready for the full solution?

All four categories and their words, together.

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Yellow

INFLUENCE

JUICE · PULL · SWAY · WEIGHT

Green

AMASS

CLUSTER · COLLECT · CONCENTRATE · GROUP

Blue

KINDS OF FICTION

FAN · HISTORICAL · PULP · SCIENCE

Purple

STARTING WITH MATH AND SCIENCE CLASSES, FOR SHORT

BIOPIC · CALCIUM · CHEMISE · TRIGLYCERIDE

This puzzle’s recorded solution

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About the answers and hints

Categories and answers follow the recorded NYT puzzle. Our hints are independent: some are original category clues, while others give the first letters of the four words. Each hint is labelled so you can choose how much help to take.

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