NYT Connections puzzle #803 was published on Friday, August 22, 2025—not August 21. The available puzzle-specific source identifies August 21, 2025 as game #802, so the date and number in the original headline do not match. Here are progressive hints and the verified #803 groups; stop before the spoiler section if you want to solve it yourself.
TechRadar’s puzzle report gives the date, hints and answers for #803.
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Hints for Connections #803
Connections asks you to sort 16 tiles into four groups of four. The game allows up to four mistakes, and some tiles may look as though they fit more than one category. Try the hints in order before revealing the categories or answers.
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- Film names featuring verbs as nouns.
Category hints
- Yellow: Four people who held the same U.S. office.
- Green: Performers whose surnames are also verbs.
- Blue: Types of a card game.
- Purple: Proper nouns that follow gerunds in 1990s movie titles.
Connections #803 answers
Spoilers: The full groups are below.
| Color | Category | Tiles |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | U.S. presidents | ADAMS, FORD, GRANT, WASHINGTON |
| Green | Actors whose last names are also verbs | CHEVY CHASE, CHRISTOPH WALTZ, GEOFFREY RUSH, TOM CRUISE |
| Blue | Kinds of poker | DRAW, OMAHA, STRIP, STUD |
| Purple | Proper nouns after gerunds in 1990s movie titles | AMY, JOHN MALKOVICH, LAS VEGAS, PRIVATE RYAN |
How the purple group works
Each tile completes a film title when placed after a gerund: Saving Private Ryan, Being John Malkovich, Leaving Las Vegas and Chasing Amy.
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Why the August 21 date appears in the headline
The puzzle-specific report dates #803 to August 22, 2025, and identifies the previous day’s game as #802. A separate archive entry for August 21, 2024 shows a different puzzle, so it does not support pairing August 21 with #803. The reported answers above are for #803, not an August 21 puzzle.
The game is playable through NYT Games on desktop or mobile. The answer and mechanics details here are reported by TechRadar; the available sources do not include an official NYT rules page confirming them.
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