Connections #797 Answers – August 16, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #797 on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
CONSTRUCTIONCREAMCREPECRUSHFORTITUDEGRITPLUCKREPAIRSRESOLVEROLLINGROUTSHELLACTISSUETOILETUPGRADESWORK
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
FORTITUDE belongs to this group.
Green
CONSTRUCTION belongs to this group.
Blue
CREAM belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CREPE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
INTREPIDITY
Green category
RENOVATIONS
Blue category
TROUNCE
Purple (hardest) category
KINDS OF SOFT/LIGHTWEIGHT PAPER
Connections #797 answers
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INTREPIDITYFORTITUDE, GRIT, PLUCK, RESOLVE
RENOVATIONSCONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS, UPGRADES, WORK
TROUNCECREAM, CRUSH, ROUT, SHELLAC
KINDS OF SOFT/LIGHTWEIGHT PAPERCREPE, ROLLING, TISSUE, TOILET
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What are the Connections answers for August 16, 2025?
INTREPIDITY: FORTITUDE, GRIT, PLUCK, RESOLVE. RENOVATIONS: CONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS, UPGRADES, WORK. TROUNCE: CREAM, CRUSH, ROUT, SHELLAC. KINDS OF SOFT/LIGHTWEIGHT PAPER: CREPE, ROLLING, TISSUE, TOILET.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.