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Friday, August 15, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — August 15, 2025

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

BREAST
BRILLIANT
CAPITAL
CASH
FINE
FOOT
GRAND
HAZE
MAC
PAY
PEC
SETTLE
TAKE CARE OF
TENDER
THIGH
WING
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

POULTRY CUTSStraightforward
HANDLE, AS A BILLModerate
SPLENDIDTricky
STARTS OF CULINARY NUTSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

POULTRY CUTSStraightforward
PARTS OF A CHICKEN YOU MIGHT ORDER AT A RESTAURANT+ 3 more…
HANDLE, AS A BILLModerate
WAYS TO SAY YOU'LL COVER THE COST+ 3 more…
SPLENDIDTricky
WORDS MEANING EXCELLENT OR MAGNIFICENT+ 3 more…
STARTS OF CULINARY NUTSDevious
BEGINNINGS OF NUT VARIETIES HIDDEN IN LONGER WORDS+ 3 more…
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Full solution
POULTRY CUTSStraightforward
BREAST,TENDER,THIGH,WING

BREAST, TENDER, THIGH, and WING are all cuts of poultry commonly found on a chicken menu or in a grocery store.

HANDLE, AS A BILLModerate
FOOT,PAY,SETTLE,TAKE CARE OF

FOOT, PAY, SETTLE, and TAKE CARE OF are all phrases meaning to handle or pay a bill.

SPLENDIDTricky
BRILLIANT,CAPITAL,FINE,GRAND

BRILLIANT, CAPITAL, FINE, and GRAND are all adjectives meaning splendid or wonderful.

STARTS OF CULINARY NUTSDevious
CASH,HAZE,MAC,PEC

CASH(ew), HAZE(lnut), MAC(adamia), and PEC(an) are all the starting letters of culinary nut names.

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