NYT Connections August 16 2025 Answers
Puzzle #797
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TISSUE WORK PLUCK CONSTRUCTION CRUSH CREPE CREAM RESOLVE ROLLING REPAIRS SHELLAC TOILET GRIT ROUT UPGRADES FORTITUDE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — INTREPIDITY
Green — RENOVATIONS
Blue — TROUNCE
Purple — KINDS OF SOFT/LIGHTWEIGHT PAPER
INTREPIDITYFORTITUDE, GRIT, PLUCK, RESOLVE
RENOVATIONSCONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS, UPGRADES, WORK
TROUNCECREAM, CRUSH, ROUT, SHELLAC
KINDS OF SOFT/LIGHTWEIGHT PAPERCREPE, ROLLING, TISSUE, TOILET
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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.