Connections #797 Answers
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #797 for Saturday, August 16, 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): intrepidity
- Green: renovations
- Blue: trounce
- Purple (hardest): kinds of soft/lightweight paper
Answers
INTREPIDITY
FORTITUDE, GRIT, PLUCK, RESOLVE
RENOVATIONS
CONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS, UPGRADES, WORK
TROUNCE
CREAM, CRUSH, ROUT, SHELLAC
KINDS OF SOFT/LIGHTWEIGHT PAPER
CREPE, ROLLING, TISSUE, TOILET
Previous Connections answers
- #796 — poultry cuts, handle, as a bill, splendid, starts of culinary nuts
- #795 — derriere, used to hit a ball in sports, components of a bride’s ensemble, rhyming compound words
- #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
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