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The 16 words in Connections #797
The board contains these tiles:
- CONSTRUCTION
- CREAM
- CREPE
- CRUSH
- FORTITUDE
- GRIT
- PLUCK
- REPAIRS
- RESOLVE
- ROLLING
- ROUT
- SHELLAC
- TISSUE
- TOILET
- UPGRADES
- WORK
Spoiler-light hints
Try matching the four themes before reading the category names or solutions.
- Inner strength.
- Home improvement.
- Verbs for defeating someone.
- Types of soft or lightweight paper.
Category names
Spoilers begin here: these are the four group labels, without the full word sets.
- Yellow: INTREPIDITY
- Green: RENOVATIONS
- Blue: TROUNCE
- Purple: KINDS OF SOFT/LIGHTWEIGHT PAPER
Full answers for August 16, 2025
Full spoilers: the groups and their tiles are:
- Yellow — INTREPIDITY: FORTITUDE, GRIT, PLUCK, RESOLVE.
- Green — RENOVATIONS: CONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS, UPGRADES, WORK.
- Blue — TROUNCE: CREAM, CRUSH, ROUT, SHELLAC.
- Purple — KINDS OF SOFT/LIGHTWEIGHT PAPER: CREPE, ROLLING, TISSUE, TOILET.
For the blue group, the tile is ROUT, not ROUTE. NYT Connections is playable through NYT Games on desktop or mobile; the puzzle-specific guides linked here confirm the archival answer key.
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Sources
- WordHint: August 16, 2025 Connections archive
- Parade: August 16 Connections hints and answers
- TechRadar: August 16, 2025 Connections answers and hints
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