The date and puzzle number in the original title point to different games: Connections #797 was published on August 16, 2025; August 15 was puzzle #796. This guide covers #797, with graduated hints first and the full answer key below.
Hints for Connections #797
Try each clue before reading the next. The category names and word groups appear in the answer key below.
- Yellow: Unwavering perseverance.
- Green: Home improvements.
- Blue: To deliver a heavy defeat.
- Purple: “Pulp friction.”
Connections #797 answers
Warning: spoilers below. The 16 words in this puzzle were upgrades, rout, toilet, construction, repairs, crepe, crush, fortitude, grit, resolve, shellac, tissue, work, pluck, rolling, and cream.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The purple set hinges on kinds of paper: crepe paper, rolling paper, tissue paper, and toilet paper.
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Why the date and number differ
WordHint’s archives identify August 15, 2025 as #796 and August 16, 2025 as #797. TechRadar also labels August 15 as #796 and August 16 as #797. The number is the clearest identifier when looking up a past puzzle; the game’s daily release at midnight in each time zone can contribute to date differences for readers in different regions. WordHint’s August 16 archive; TechRadar’s August 16 guide.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.If you meant August 15, 2025
The August 15 puzzle was #796. Its groups were:
- Poultry cuts: breast, tender, thigh, wing.
- Handle, as a bill: foot, pay, settle, take care of.
- Splendid: brilliant, capital, fine, grand.
- Starts of culinary nuts: cash, haze, mac, pec.
WordHint’s August 15 archive identifies that game as #796.
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