NYT Connections game #800, from Tuesday, August 19, 2025, groups its 16 words around talkative people, fortified wines, “___ ROCK” phrases, and words beginning with ways to move quickly. Start with the spoiler-safe nudges below, or jump to the complete solution when you’re ready.
Spoiler-safe hints for Connections #800
- Yellow: Talkative people.
- Green: Fortified wines.
- Blue: Words that can come before “rock.”
- Purple: Words beginning with terms associated with moving quickly.
Full answers for August 19, 2025
The four groups and their words are:
- QUITE THE TALKER: BLABBERMOUTH, CHATTERBOX, WINDBAG, PRATTLER.
- FORTIFIED WINES: VERMOUTH, PORT, MARSALA, SHERRY.
- ___ ROCK: PLYMOUTH, CLASSIC, LITTLE, THE.
- STARTING WITH WAYS TO MOVE QUICKLY: DARTMOUTH, DASHBOARD, FLYWHEEL, RUSHMORE.
How the trickier groups fit
Words before “rock”
The four pairings are Plymouth Rock, classic rock, Little Rock, and The Rock.
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Beginnings associated with quick movement
DART, DASH, FLY, and RUSH begin DARTMOUTH, DASHBOARD, FLYWHEEL, and RUSHMORE respectively. The category depends on those word beginnings, not on the complete words describing motion.
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