Daily News York Times puzzle solutions for Thursday, 14th August (puzzle #795)
In today's edition of the New York Times' popular Connections puzzle, we have the answers to help you solve the daily challenge. Here's a breakdown of the groups and their themes:
The first group, themed around polite words for the butt or derrière, includes the following words:
- Backside
- Caboose
- Seat
- Tail
The second group, themed around objects used to hit a ball in sports, consists of:
- Bat
- Mallet
- Racket
- Stick
The third group, themed around components of a bride's ensemble, features these words:
- Bouquet
- Bustle
- Train
- Veil
The fourth and final group presents us with rhyming compound words:
- Backpack
- Cookbook
- Hubbub
- Nitwit
Today's Connections puzzle, number 795, offers a total of 15 words to be arranged across its four groups. The complete word list for today's puzzle is:
- TRAIN
- BACKPACK
- RACKET
- CABOOSE
- HUBBUB
- SEAT
- BUSTLE
- STICK
- BOUQUET
- BAT
- TAIL
- COOKBOOK
- MALLET
- VEIL
- NITWIT
- BACKSIDE
If you're still stuck, remember that there are daily hints and answers articles available to guide you. Happy solving!
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