Connections #795 Answers
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #795 for Thursday, August 14, 2025. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): derriere
- Green: used to hit a ball in sports
- Blue: components of a bride’s ensemble
- Purple (hardest): rhyming compound words
Answers
DERRIERE
BACKSIDE, CABOOSE, SEAT, TAIL
USED TO HIT A BALL IN SPORTS
BAT, MALLET, RACKET, STICK
COMPONENTS OF A BRIDE’S ENSEMBLE
BOUQUET, BUSTLE, TRAIN, VEIL
RHYMING COMPOUND WORDS
BACKPACK, COOKBOOK, HUBBUB, NITWIT
Previous Connections answers
- #794 — captivate, excerpt, member of a girl group, star___
- #793 — groups of ten, places with lanes, landmarks in downtown nyc, things with holes
- #792 — ordinary, abandon, specs on consumer packaging, dark ___
- #791 — influence, amass, kinds of fiction, starting with math and science classes, for short
- #790 — result, kinds of jokes, movies featuring supernatural romance, corn-y things
- #789 — make equal, as a score, bestow, things you might do during a boring class/meeting, words after the letters “ms”
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