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NYT Connections August 26 2025 Answers

Puzzle #807

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

TOAD RIDE TATTOO BAR MOLE FOOT HEEL BADGER RAT HARRY STEP SCAR CREEP PIERCING BUG SKUNK

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
Green — A REAL JERK
Blue — PESTER
Purple — WORDS BEFORE "STOOL"
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICSMOLE, PIERCING, SCAR, TATTOO
A REAL JERKCREEP, HEEL, RAT, SKUNK
PESTERBADGER, BUG, HARRY, RIDE
WORDS BEFORE "STOOL"BAR, FOOT, STEP, TOAD
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.