This is the archived NYT Connections puzzle for Thursday, August 14, 2025, number 795—not a live puzzle for another year’s August 14. Start with the spoiler-safe group clues below; the complete categories and word groupings are farther down.
Spoiler-free hints for Connections #795
The board has 16 words to sort into four groups of four. These clues name the themes without revealing the full word sets:
- Rear ends
- Tools used to hit a ball in sports
- Items in a bride’s ensemble
- Rhyming compound words
If you want a little more direction before seeing the answers, the categories are: derriere; used to hit a ball in sports; components of a bride’s ensemble; and rhyming compound words.
Word bank
BACKSIDE, RACKET, TRAIN, STICK, BACKPACK, MALLET, BUSTLE, TAIL, SEAT, CABOOSE, BOUQUET, NITWIT, HUBBUB, COOKBOOK, BAT, VEIL.
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Full answers for August 14, 2025
Spoilers below: The following are the complete groupings for the archived puzzle, as listed by the puzzle archive.
- Rear ends: 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.
The tricky grouping
BOUQUET can tempt solvers toward the sports-tools category because it is something carried in the hand. Its intended match is the bride’s ensemble, alongside BUSTLE, TRAIN, and VEIL. The sports group is specifically made up of implements used to hit a ball.
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