These are the hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #802, dated August 20, 2025. Start with the spoiler-light clues below, then open the solution section when you’re ready to see all four groups.
Hints for Connections #802
Each hint points toward one category without naming the four answers. Pause here if you want to solve the grid yourself.
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- Dual-colored
- Two sticks
- Things that spin
- Rounded things
Answers for August 20, 2025
Spoilers: The category names and all sixteen words appear below.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Black-and-white things | DOMINO, PIANO KEYS, YIN-YANG SYMBOL, ZEBRA |
| Green | Pairs of rods | CHOPSTICKS, CLAVES, KNITTING NEEDLES, SKI POLES |
| Blue | Things that rotate about a vertical axis | BARBER POLE, CAROUSEL, CEILING FAN, LAZY SUSAN |
| Purple | Rods that curve at one end | CANDY CANE, CROCHET HOOK, CROOK, CROWBAR |
How Connections works
The game asks you to sort sixteen words into four groups of four, each linked by a shared category. Players can make up to four mistakes. The groups are color-coded from yellow, generally the easiest, through green and blue to purple, generally the hardest. The August 20, 2025 puzzle and its answer key are reported by TechRadar.
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Make sure you have the right August 20 puzzle
The date alone can point to a different game. August 20, 2024 was puzzle #436, not #802. That earlier puzzle used the categories RUSH OF WIND (BLOW, DRAFT, GUST, PUFF), ROTATE (CRANK, REEL, TURN, WIND), ZODIAC SYMBOLS (BULL, CRAB, LION, RAM), and DR. SEUSS TITLE FIGURES (CAT, GRINCH, POP, TURTLE), as reported by TechRadar and an answer archive. Check the year and game number before using an answer key.
The page for #802 describes the game as playable in web browsers and on mobile devices; that description does not establish current access terms. TechRadar’s #802 guide is the source for that platform note.
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