Need the answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle from Friday, August 15, 2025? This is game #796, an archived puzzle—not the current daily game. Below are spoiler-safe clues first, followed by the category names and full word groupings.
Hints for Connections #796
- Yellow: Think of parts of a chicken.
- Green: These words can describe what you do with an invoice or bill.
- Blue: Each word can mean splendid.
- Purple: Each word is the beginning of the name of a culinary nut.
Connections #796 categories and answers
Spoilers below. The four categories and their words are:
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| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | POULTRY CUTS | BREAST, TENDER, THIGH, WING |
| Green | HANDLE, AS A BILL | FOOT, PAY, SETTLE, TAKE CARE OF |
| Blue | SPLENDID | BRILLIANT, CAPITAL, FINE, GRAND |
| Purple | STARTS OF CULINARY NUTS | CASH, HAZE, MAC, PEC |
Why the tricky words fit
Green: HANDLE, AS A BILL
PAY, SETTLE, and TAKE CARE OF all work as ways to handle a bill. FOOT fits through the expression “foot the bill.” TechRadar also points to that idiom as the clue for FOOT.
Purple: STARTS OF CULINARY NUTS
The four entries are word beginnings, not complete nut names: CASH starts cashew, HAZE starts hazelnut, MAC starts macadamia, and PEC starts pecan.
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Blue: SPLENDID
BRILLIANT, CAPITAL, FINE, and GRAND can each mean splendid.
Yellow: POULTRY CUTS
BREAST, TENDER, THIGH, and WING are the intended poultry cuts.
Why FOOT and TENDER can mislead
A player discussion noted two plausible alternate readings: TENDER can suggest a payment term, while FOOT can look like a body part. Those are player observations rather than an official explanation of the puzzle’s design; the published groups place TENDER with poultry cuts and FOOT with bill-handling terms. Read the discussion.
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Connections is a New York Times daily word puzzle in which players sort 16 words into four groups of four based on a shared connection. WordHint describes the format and identifies itself as independent and unaffiliated with The New York Times.
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