A little help. Your own aha.

Connections #796
hints & answers for August 15, 2025

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Which group has you stuck?

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with B, T, T and W. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

BREAST belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

POULTRY CUTS

Reveal all four words
  • BREAST
  • TENDER
  • THIGH
  • WING

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with F, P, S and T. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

FOOT belongs in this group.

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HANDLE, AS A BILL

Reveal all four words
  • FOOT
  • PAY
  • SETTLE
  • TAKE CARE OF

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with B, C, F and G. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

BRILLIANT belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

SPLENDID

Reveal all four words
  • BRILLIANT
  • CAPITAL
  • FINE
  • GRAND

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, H, M and P. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

CASH belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

STARTS OF CULINARY NUTS

Reveal all four words
  • CASH
  • HAZE
  • MAC
  • PEC
Show categories only
  • Yellow: POULTRY CUTS
  • Green: HANDLE, AS A BILL
  • Blue: SPLENDID
  • Purple: STARTS OF CULINARY NUTS

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All four categories and their words, together.

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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

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About the answers and hints

Categories and answers follow the recorded NYT puzzle. Our hints are independent: some are original category clues, while others give the first letters of the four words. Each hint is labelled so you can choose how much help to take.

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