Connections Hints: Aug 22, 2025
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Meta: Puzzle #803
Connections #803 · 2025-08-22
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Group 1
Reveal category
U.S. PRESIDENTS
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ADAMS
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U.S. PRESIDENTS
- ADAMS
- FORD
- GRANT
- WASHINGTON
Group 2
Reveal category
ACTORS WHOSE LAST NAMES ARE ALSO VERBS
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CHEVY CHASE
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ACTORS WHOSE LAST NAMES ARE ALSO VERBS
- CHEVY CHASE
- CHRISTOPH WALTZ
- GEOFFREY RUSH
- TOM CRUISE
Group 3
Reveal category
KINDS OF POKER
Reveal one tile
DRAW
Reveal all four tiles
KINDS OF POKER
- DRAW
- OMAHA
- STRIP
- STUD
Group 4
Reveal category
PROPER NOUNS AFTER WORDS ENDING IN "ING" IN '90S MOVIE TITLES
Reveal one tile
AMY
Reveal all four tiles
PROPER NOUNS AFTER WORDS ENDING IN "ING" IN '90S MOVIE TITLES
- AMY
- JOHN MALKOVICH
- LAS VEGAS
- PRIVATE RYAN
Reveal full answer
U.S. PRESIDENTS
- ADAMS
- FORD
- GRANT
- WASHINGTON
ACTORS WHOSE LAST NAMES ARE ALSO VERBS
- CHEVY CHASE
- CHRISTOPH WALTZ
- GEOFFREY RUSH
- TOM CRUISE
KINDS OF POKER
- DRAW
- OMAHA
- STRIP
- STUD
PROPER NOUNS AFTER WORDS ENDING IN "ING" IN '90S MOVIE TITLES
- AMY
- JOHN MALKOVICH
- LAS VEGAS
- PRIVATE RYAN
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