NYT Connections Answer — August 23, 2025
Puzzle #804 · 16 words, 4 groups
Here is the full solution to the NYT Connections puzzle for Saturday, August 23, 2025 (#804). The 16-word board is below, followed by all four groups — in difficulty order from yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest). Answers stay hidden until you tap Reveal, so you can peek at the board first.
Today's board
SMARTWATCH
BOWL
OIL
CHICANERY
COOLANT
PODCAST
HIPPODROME
VAPE
LEGERDEMAIN
CRYPTO
DECEIT
FUEL
COLISEUM
SUBTERFUGE
BRAKE FLUID
STADIUM
The four groups
Yellow · StraightforwardLIQUIDS YOU PUT INTO CARS
BRAKE FLUID, COOLANT, FUEL, OIL
Green · ModerateARENA
BOWL, COLISEUM, HIPPODROME, STADIUM
Blue · TrickySKULDUGGERY
CHICANERY, DECEIT, LEGERDEMAIN, SUBTERFUGE
Purple · TrickiestMODERN INVENTIONS
CRYPTO, PODCAST, SMARTWATCH, VAPE
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How Connections works
NYT Connections gives you a grid of 16 words. Your goal is to sort them into four groups of four, where each group shares a hidden connection. The groups are colour-coded by difficulty: yellow is the most straightforward, then green and blue, and purple is usually the trickiest — often a wordplay or category twist. You get four mistakes before the game ends, and words that could fit more than one group are the classic traps.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are today's Connections answers?
Tap Reveal the 4 groups above to see all four categories and their words for #804, in difficulty order from yellow to purple.
What do the colours mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, followed by green and blue, and purple is the hardest — usually the one with a twist or wordplay.
When does the next Connections come out?
A new NYT Connections puzzle is released every day. We publish the verified answers each morning.
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