NYT Connections August 14 2025 Answers
Puzzle #795
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TRAIN BACKPACK RACKET CABOOSE HUBBUB SEAT BUSTLE STICK BOUQUET BAT TAIL COOKBOOK MALLET VEIL NITWIT BACKSIDE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — DERRIERE
Green — USED TO HIT A BALL IN SPORTS
Blue — COMPONENTS OF A BRIDE’S ENSEMBLE
Purple — RHYMING COMPOUND WORDS
DERRIEREBACKSIDE, CABOOSE, SEAT, TAIL
USED TO HIT A BALL IN SPORTSBAT, MALLET, RACKET, STICK
COMPONENTS OF A BRIDE’S ENSEMBLEBOUQUET, BUSTLE, TRAIN, VEIL
RHYMING COMPOUND WORDSBACKPACK, COOKBOOK, HUBBUB, NITWIT
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.