Looking for NYT Connections hints and answers for August 23? The guide was published August 23, 2025, but Connections #805 is dated Sunday, August 24. If you mean Saturday’s puzzle, that is #804. The hints and answer groups below are for #805.
Connections #805 date clarification
TechRadar’s answer guide appeared on August 23, 2025, while its heading identifies #805 as Sunday, August 24. The Connections archive listing likewise maps #805 to August 24 and #804 to August 23.
The New York Times describes Connections as “a word game that challenges players to find themes between words.” The daily puzzle is released “at midnight in your timezone,” according to the NYT Help Center. That means a date-specific answer depends on the puzzle number and the player’s local release date, not just the date an answer guide was published.
Hints for Connections #805
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- Yellow: Receptacles for a drink.
- Green: Words that mean divided.
- Blue: Slithering things.
- Purple: Each word can come before “call.”
Connections #805 categories and answers
Spoiler warning: The categories and complete groups are revealed below.
- Yellow — WINE VESSELS: BOTTLE, CARAFE, DECANTER, GLASS.
- Green — RIPPED: CLEFT, RENT, SPLIT, TORN.
- Blue — KINDS OF SNAKES: CORAL, GARTER, KING, RATTLE.
- Purple — ___ CALL: BOOTY, CLOSE, COLD, CURTAIN.
Why the groups fit
Wine vessels
Bottle, carafe, decanter, and glass are all vessels used for wine.
Rank #2
Ripped
Cleft, rent, split, and torn can each describe something divided or damaged by tearing.
Kinds of snakes
Coral, garter, king, and rattlesnake are snake names; the tiles shorten the last one to RATTLE.
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Booty call, close call, cold call, and curtain call complete the four phrases.
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The NYT Help Center says Connections is free to play, currently does not require registration or sign-in, and is available at nytimes.com/games/connections, in the Games app, on nytimes.com/theathletic, and in the News app. These are the Help Center’s stated access terms as of October 8, 2026; they may change.
Daily play and archive access are different: the Help Center says the archive reaches back to June 12, 2023, and is available to All Access and Games subscribers. Check the official Help Center for current access details.
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