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Connections Hint and Answer for Friday, August 15, 2025

Connections NYT Game Display

Puzzle #796

Try a playable hint version of today's grid! Tap on any word to see its category color.

STICK
RACKET
VEIL
BAT
MALLET
HUBBUB
BACKSIDE
TAIL
NITWIT
COOKBOOK
SEAT
BACKPACK
CABOOSE
BUSTLE
BOUQUET
TRAIN

If you're stuck on today's NYT Connections puzzle keep scrolling for some crossword-style clues for each category. They'll help you solve it without giving away too much.

πŸ’‘ Today's Clues for Friday, August 15, 2025

Tap "Reveal Answer" to see each group.

🟨🟨🟨🟨 "Sit or stand on it

DERRIERE
BACKSIDE CABOOSE SEAT TAIL

🟩🟩🟩🟩 "Sports equipment, subtly

USED TO HIT A BALL IN SPORTS
BAT MALLET RACKET STICK

🟦🟦🟦🟦 Wedding day essentials

COMPONENTS OF A BRIDE’S ENSEMBLE
BOUQUET BUSTLE TRAIN VEIL

πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ "Carryall, culinary guide, commotion, fool.

RHYMING COMPOUND WORDS
BACKPACK COOKBOOK HUBBUB NITWIT

What is Connections?

Connections is a popular daily word game by The New York Times. Your goal is to group 16 seemingly unrelated words into four secret categories. The categories are separated by color to reflect difficulty.

🟨 Yellow Easiest category. A simple or familiar connection.

🟩 Green Medium-easy. Usually based on common knowledge.

🟦 Blue Tricky trivia or less familiar themes.

πŸŸͺ Purple The hardest - often wordplay, puns, or curveballs.

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