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NYT Connections August 21 2025 Answers

Puzzle #802

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

DIPSY DREAM CHEESE SATELLITE DISH LA-LA GOOGLE TELETUBBY NO-NO YANKEE BOO-BOO RADIO TOWER NEVER NEVER FLUB INSECT FANTASY GAFFE

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — BLUNDER
Green — LANDS OF THE IMAGINATION
Blue — THINGS WITH ANTENNA/E
Purple — ___ DOODLE
BLUNDERBOO-BOO, FLUB, GAFFE, NO-NO
LANDS OF THE IMAGINATIONDREAM, FANTASY, LA-LA, NEVER NEVER
THINGS WITH ANTENNA/EINSECT, RADIO TOWER, SATELLITE DISH, TELETUBBY
___ DOODLECHEESE, DIPSY, GOOGLE, YANKEE
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution

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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.