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    Gold Tier

  1. 1
    Matty
    334
  2. 2
    Billiam Solia
    329
  3. 3
    bianca rai (bia)
    326

    Silver Tier

  1. 4
    Rebecca Amborn
    317
  2. 5
    Charlotte Dwyer
    197
  3. 6
    William Lasley
    183
  4. 7
    Matt Forte
    127
  5. 8
    Lisa Dedden Cooper
    98

    Bronze Tier

  1. 9
    Dana Mckenna
    96
  2. 10
    Jay
    86
  3. 11
    Maggie Rice
    85
  4. 12
    Rebecca Kruger
    77
  5. 13
    Sonya Rice
    75
  6. 14
    Foxblox9999
    59
  7. 15
    Brandon Miranda
    48
  8. 16
    Channalotte F
    40
  1. 17
    Ander
    38
  2. 18
    Jaylen Cameron
    25
  3. 19
    Asdf
    22
  4. 20
    Cravellis Jones
    22
  5. 21
    ander
    18
  6. 22
    N_pat345
    17
  7. 23
    Lindsey Young
    17
  8. 24
    Natalie Germaine
    6
  9. 25
    Nick Frandsen
    5
  10. 26
    Alana Mcevoy
    2

NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for August 8, 2025

Connections NYT Game Display

Puzzle #789

TIE
PRESENT
CONFER
DRAW
SPACE
PAC-MAN
DOZE
SQUARE
MARVEL
EVEN
GRANT
PAINT
PASS NOTES
VEST
DOODLE
DEGREE

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💡 Today's Hints for Friday, August 8, 2025

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🟨 "Balance in a game"

MAKE EQUAL, AS A SCORE
DRAW EVEN SQUARE TIE

🟩 "Endow with authority or privilege"

BESTOW
CONFER GRANT PRESENT VEST

🟦 1. Idle sketch 2. Nod off 3. Covert communication 4. Mind wandering

THINGS YOU MIGHT DO DURING A BORING CLASS/MEETING
DOODLE DOZE PASS NOTES SPACE

🟪 1. Academic honor 2. Superhero publisher 3. Arcade classic 4. Artist's medium

WORDS AFTER THE LETTERS “MS”
DEGREE MARVEL PAC-MAN PAINT