NYT Connections August 20 2025 Answers
Puzzle #801
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CANDY CANE CAROUSEL CEILING FAN CROOK ZEBRA KNITTING NEEDLES CROCHET HOOK BARBER POLE YIN-YANG SYMBOL CROWBAR PIANO KEYS CHOPSTICKS CLAVES DOMINO SKI POLES LAZY SUSAN
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGS
Green — PAIRS OF RODS
Blue — THINGS THAT ROTATE ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS
Purple — RODS THAT CURVE AT ONE END
BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGSDOMINO, PIANO KEYS, YIN-YANG SYMBOL, ZEBRA
PAIRS OF RODSCHOPSTICKS, CLAVES, KNITTING NEEDLES, SKI POLES
THINGS THAT ROTATE ABOUT A VERTICAL AXISBARBER POLE, CAROUSEL, CEILING FAN, LAZY SUSAN
RODS THAT CURVE AT ONE ENDCANDY CANE, CROCHET HOOK, CROOK, CROWBAR
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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.