This is the archived solution for NYT Connections puzzle #802, published Thursday, August 21, 2025—not the answer to a current daily puzzle. If you want to solve it yourself first, stop before the spoiler warning.
Spoilers below: the four category names and all 16 answers are revealed.
What were the Connections answers for August 21, 2025?
The four groups in puzzle #802 were BLUNDER, LANDS OF THE IMAGINATION, THINGS WITH ANTENNA/E, and ___ DOODLE.
Yellow — BLUNDER
- BOO-BOO
- FLUB
- GAFFE
- NO-NO
Each is an informal word for a mistake or misstep.
Green — LANDS OF THE IMAGINATION
- DREAM
- FANTASY
- LA-LA
- NEVER NEVER
These point to imagined, make-believe places or states.
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Blue — THINGS WITH ANTENNA/E
- INSECT
- RADIO TOWER
- SATELLITE DISH
- TELETUBBY
The connection is antenna or antennae: an insect may have antennae, while the other entries are associated with antenna equipment or characters with antennae.
Purple — ___ DOODLE
- CHEESE
- DIPSY
- YANKEE
Each word can come before “doodle” in a familiar phrase or name: cheese doodle, Dipsy Doodle, Google Doodle, and Yankee Doodle.
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Why some answer pages may differ
Several dated guides for August 21, 2025 agree on these four groups and their words, including The Economic Times, Daze Puzzle, Fortnite Insider, and Moneycontrol. TechRadar also identifies the date and game number. A same-title, same-number Techbloat listing gives unrelated categories, so it does not match the corroborated August 21 puzzle solution.
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