Connections #801 Answers – August 20, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #801 on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BARBER POLECANDY CANECAROUSELCEILING FANCHOPSTICKSCLAVESCROCHET HOOKCROOKCROWBARDOMINOKNITTING NEEDLESLAZY SUSANPIANO KEYSSKI POLESYIN-YANG SYMBOLZEBRA
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
DOMINO belongs to this group.
Green
CHOPSTICKS belongs to this group.
Blue
BARBER POLE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CANDY CANE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGS
Green category
PAIRS OF RODS
Blue category
THINGS THAT ROTATE ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS
Purple (hardest) category
RODS THAT CURVE AT ONE END
Connections #801 answers
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BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGSDOMINO, PIANO KEYS, YIN-YANG SYMBOL, ZEBRA
PAIRS OF RODSCHOPSTICKS, CLAVES, KNITTING NEEDLES, SKI POLES
THINGS THAT ROTATE ABOUT A VERTICAL AXISBARBER POLE, CAROUSEL, CEILING FAN, LAZY SUSAN
RODS THAT CURVE AT ONE ENDCANDY CANE, CROCHET HOOK, CROOK, CROWBAR
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What are the Connections answers for August 20, 2025?
BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGS: DOMINO, PIANO KEYS, YIN-YANG SYMBOL, ZEBRA. PAIRS OF RODS: CHOPSTICKS, CLAVES, KNITTING NEEDLES, SKI POLES. THINGS THAT ROTATE ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS: BARBER POLE, CAROUSEL, CEILING FAN, LAZY SUSAN. RODS THAT CURVE AT ONE END: CANDY CANE, CROCHET HOOK, CROOK, CROWBAR.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.