Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 11, #792
Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 11, #792.
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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a tough one. I grabbed on to “chocolate” and ran it through every connection I could with the other words (it did NOT end up with vanilla), so I landed the purple category first, which is rare. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Regular.
Green group hint: Leave.
Blue group hint: Read the fine print of your labels.
Purple group hint: Not light, but …
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Ordinary
Green group: Abandon
Blue group: Specs on consumer packaging
Purple group: Dark ____
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 11, 2025, #792.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is ordinary. The four answers are normal, plain, standard and vanilla.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is abandon. The four answers are desert, dump, maroon and strand.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is specs on consumer packaging. The four answers are count, measure, volume and weight.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is dark ____. The four answers are ages, chocolate, horse and matter.
Quick tips for Connections
#1: Say the clue words out loud, pausing before and after each. That helps you hear the words in the context of a phrase. The Connections editors love to group words together that are used in similar phrasing, like ____ Up.
#2: Don’t go for the obvious grouping. These editors are smart. Once, they offered SPONGE, BOB, SQUARE and PANTS in the same puzzle. None of those words were in the same category. If you like, hit the “shuffle” button to give yourself a different perspective on the words.
#3: Break down any compound words and look for similarities. “Rushmore” was once in a puzzle where the connection was that each word started with the name of a rock band.
