New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #772 July…

Connections is a short daily game that offers a huge challenge for word puzzle fans. If you want to win, you get very few mistakes you can make to figure out the groupings, and you only get a small number of mistakes you can make before losing.

If you know how to play Connections, you know how difficult these can be without help. This article contains a bunch of different kinds of tips, clues, and even the full answer if you just want to be done with today's puzzle.

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By Hemanth Kumarr Kumanan

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #772 for July 22, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Chess, Cheek, Whoopie, Cushion, Temper, Checkers, Humble, Attitude, Lip, Soften, Honeycomb, Cutie, Dampen, Camo, Mouth, and Stripes.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

This section is loaded with spoilers and hints to help you solve this puzzle game on your own today. If you are looking for the full spoiler, you'll need to scroll down a little bit further.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this free browser-based game:

1. None of these categories is about board games or games in general.

2. None of the groups is about body parts.

3. Chess and Cutie go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: The boldness, the audacity!

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Sassiness.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Sassiness.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Attitude, Cheek, Lip, Mouth.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: To allay, blunt, or dull. To ease.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Mitigate.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Mitigate.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Cushion, Dampen, Soften, Temper.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Other things you could put in this category: Dots, Flowers, Gingham.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Patterns.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Patterns.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Camo, Checkers, Honeycomb, and Stripes.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this short PC puzzle game: Each of these words can be followed up by the same three-letter food word to make four common things.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Pie.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Pie.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Chess, Cutie, Humble, Whoopie.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #772 for July 22, 2025

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Yellow - Sassiness: Attitude, Cheek, Lip, Mouth
Green - Mitigate: Cushion, Dampen, Soften, Temper
Blue - Patterns: Camo, Checkers, Honeycomb, Stripes
Purple - ____ Pie: Chess, Cutie, Humble, Whoopie