NYT Connections August 25 2025 Answers
Puzzle #806
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PEARL JAM POM-POM FILTER PIPE CLEANER FEATHERS FIX TAMPER PEA WILLING GUZZLE MESS LIGHTER PICKLE SAD MOTHBALL
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PREDICAMENT
Green — SMALL SPHERICAL THINGS
Blue — PIPE-SMOKING ACCESSORIES
Purple — WHAT "DOWN" MIGHT MEAN
PREDICAMENTFIX, JAM, MESS, PICKLE
SMALL SPHERICAL THINGSMOTHBALL, PEA, PEARL, POM-POM
PIPE-SMOKING ACCESSORIESFILTER, LIGHTER, PIPE CLEANER, TAMPER
WHAT "DOWN" MIGHT MEANFEATHERS, GUZZLE, SAD, WILLING
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