Spoiler warning: This page gives graduated hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published Monday, August 25, 2025, then reveals the complete answer key for puzzle #806. Stop before the answer section if you want to solve it yourself. The hints below are editorial clues, not official NYT hints.
NYT Connections hints for August 25, 2025
Need a nudge without seeing the tiles grouped? Try these clues in order, moving to the next only if you need more help.
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- Yellow: Think of a difficult situation.
- Green: Look for small, spherical objects.
- Blue: These items are associated with smoking a pipe.
- Purple: Consider different meanings or uses of the word “down.”
What are the answers to Connections today?
The archived answer for Monday, August 25, 2025, is puzzle #806. The four groups and their tiles are:
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|---|---|---|
| Yellow | PREDICAMENT | FIX, JAM, MESS, PICKLE |
| Green | SMALL SPHERICAL THINGS | MOTHBALL, PEA, PEARL, POM-POM |
| Blue | PIPE-SMOKING ACCESSORIES | FILTER, LIGHTER, PIPE CLEANER, TAMPER |
| Purple | WHAT “DOWN” MIGHT MEAN | FEATHERS, GUZZLE, SAD, WILLING |
These groups and tiles are corroborated by dated answer guides from Try Hard Guides, Five Letter Words, and Parade.
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Why the groups fit
Yellow: PREDICAMENT
FIX, JAM, MESS, and PICKLE can each describe a difficult situation: someone might be in a fix, in a jam, in a mess, or in a pickle.
Green: SMALL SPHERICAL THINGS
MOTHBALL, PEA, PEARL, and POM-POM are small objects with a rounded or spherical shape.
Blue: PIPE-SMOKING ACCESSORIES
FILTER, LIGHTER, PIPE CLEANER, and TAMPER are all associated with using or maintaining a smoking pipe.
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Purple: WHAT “DOWN” MIGHT MEAN
The tiles point to different meanings or phrases involving “down”: FEATHERS are down, to GUZZLE is to drink something down, SAD can mean feeling down, and WILLING can mean being game or down for something.
Where the board can mislead
Some words invite tempting side associations. PEARL and JAM form the familiar name Pearl Jam, while POM-POM and PIPE CLEANER can seem connected by their materials or appearance. Those links are not the intended groups: sort the words by the shared meanings shown above.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How Connections works
Connections is a digital NYT Games word puzzle in which players group words that share a hidden thread. The August 25 board has sixteen tiles divided into four groups of four. You can play through NYT Games.
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