Today's NYT Connections Puzzle Is a Fun Brain Teaser With a Musical Twist
If you’ve been playing the New York Times Connections puzzle lately, then today’s puzzle for August 3 — puzzle #784 — may have given you a bit of a workout. And if you haven’t tried it yet, let me tell you: it’s a little mind-bending but in the best way possible. Today’s Connections puzzle came with a mix of straightforward logic and some delightfully clever wordplay — especially if you’re into music and animals.
So, here’s what went down. As always, the puzzle grouped 16 seemingly unrelated words into four groups of four, each with a unique theme. The yellow group — usually the easiest — was all about imitation. Words like copy , echo , mirror , and parrot were linked together, all referring to ways of mimicking or emulating someone or something.
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Moving into the green group, it was sports-focused. Think traditional games — cricket , golf , polo , and squash . You don’t have to be an athlete to spot the common thread there, though it does help if you’ve heard of all four.
Now, the blue group got a little more abstract. This one centered on the concept of mania — temporary obsessions or cultural frenzies. The answers? bug , craze , fad , and fever . You’ve probably heard someone say they’ve caught the travel bug, or that a dance craze is going viral. That’s the vibe they were going for here.
But here’s where the puzzle really got interesting: the purple group. This was the trickiest of the bunch and definitely the most fun. The theme? Musical groups with animal-inspired names — but with a twist in the spelling. So we’re talking about beetle (as in The Beatles), bird (The Byrds), gorilla (Gorillaz), and monkey (The Monkees). If you didn’t catch the wordplay, these might’ve felt like a random bunch of animals — but once you noticed the quirky spelling nods, it all made sense.
And for anyone who’s really into the game, The New York Times has added some cool features recently. There’s now a Connections Bot, much like what they have for Wordle, which analyzes your performance and gives you a numeric score. If you’re logged into the Times’ Games section, you can even track your win streak, completion rate, and whether you got a perfect score that day.
So yeah — if you’re into word puzzles that blend logic with a little pop culture flair, today’s Connections was a treat. And if you didn’t get them all on your first try, don’t worry. The joy’s in the solving, not just the winning.
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