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Saturday, 2 August, 2025
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NYT Connections Hints & Answers For Saturday, 2 August, 2025

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🟡 Yellow Group
Easy
Hint: GLUE
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Words related to making things stick together.

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Terms for fastening or attaching with a sticky substance.

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Synonyms for using an adhesive.
🟢 Green Group
Medium
Hint: COMMERCE
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Euphemisms for a certain kind of relationship.

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Formal or polite words for physical intimacy.

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Words that can be used as polite terms for sex.
🔵 Blue Group
Hard
Hint: SPARE
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Terms you might hear at a bowling alley.

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Words that describe the outcome of a bowling turn.

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Possible results in the game of bowling.
🟣 Purple Group
Tricky
Hint: GARNISH
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Words that can have opposite meanings.

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Terms that are their own antonyms.

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These words are known as "contronyms".

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🟡 Yellow Group
ATTACH WITH ADHESIVE
ADHERE
AFFIX
GLUE
STICK
Explanation:
This category groups words that all mean to attach something to another with a sticky substance. Each word is a verb describing the action of using an adhesive to create a bond.
🟢 Green Group
POLITE TERMS FOR SEX
COMMERCE
CONGRESS
INTIMACY
RELATIONS
Explanation:
This group consists of words that are used as polite or formal terms for sexual intercourse. These words are often used in historical or formal contexts to refer to physical intimacy in a discreet manner.
🔵 Blue Group
BOWLING RESULTS
FOUL
SPARE
SPLIT
STRIKE
Explanation:
This category features words that describe possible outcomes or results in the game of bowling. Each term represents a specific event that can occur during a player's turn.
🟣 Purple Group
CONTRONYMS (WORDS THAT CAN MEAN OPPOSITE THINGS)
CLEAVE
GARNISH
OVERSIGHT
SANCTION
Explanation:
This tricky category features contronyms, which are words that have opposite or contradictory meanings depending on the context. For example, "cleave" can mean to split apart or to cling to, and "sanction" can mean to permit or to penalize.

Expert Solving Strategies

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