NYT Connections August 17 2025 Answers
Puzzle #798
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PRESS CLOSE WELCOME STAMP OPEN SPEECH HANDY ADDRESS PETITION ENVELOPE PUSH ACCESSIBLE NAME NEARBY ASSEMBLY EXIT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CONVENIENTLY LOCATED
Green — NEEDS FOR SENDING A LETTER
Blue — WORDS ON A DOOR
Purple — FIRST AMENDMENT FREEDOMS
CONVENIENTLY LOCATEDACCESSIBLE, CLOSE, HANDY, NEARBY
NEEDS FOR SENDING A LETTERADDRESS, ENVELOPE, NAME, STAMP
WORDS ON A DOOREXIT, OPEN, PUSH, WELCOME
FIRST AMENDMENT FREEDOMSASSEMBLY, PETITION, PRESS, SPEECH
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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.