NYT Connections August 22 2025 Answers
Puzzle #803
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
LAS VEGAS STRIP AMY ADAMS TOM CRUISE WASHINGTON PRIVATE RYAN CHRISTOPH WALTZ JOHN MALKOVICH STUD GEOFFREY RUSH FORD OMAHA GRANT DRAW CHEVY CHASE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — U.S. PRESIDENTS
Green — ACTORS WHOSE LAST NAMES ARE ALSO VERBS
Blue — KINDS OF POKER
Purple — PROPER NOUNS AFTER WORDS ENDING IN "ING" IN '90S MOVIE TITLES
U.S. PRESIDENTSADAMS, FORD, GRANT, WASHINGTON
ACTORS WHOSE LAST NAMES ARE ALSO VERBSCHEVY CHASE, CHRISTOPH WALTZ, GEOFFREY RUSH, TOM CRUISE
KINDS OF POKERDRAW, OMAHA, STRIP, STUD
PROPER NOUNS AFTER WORDS ENDING IN "ING" IN '90S MOVIE TITLESAMY, JOHN MALKOVICH, LAS VEGAS, PRIVATE RYAN
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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.