NYT Connections Hints and Answers for August 30, 2025
New York, August 30, 2025 - Today’s New York Times Connections puzzle (#811) featured four distinct word groupings spanning music, slang, performance verbs, and contemporary composers. Players were presented with 16 words to sort into four themed sets with only four mistakes allowed.
Puzzle Highlights
- Yellow Group (Music Genres) Hints: Hit the right notes. Answers: EMO, FUNK, METAL, POP.
- Green Group (Not Be Good) Hints: Bad. Answers: BITE, BLOW, STINK, SUCK.
- Blue Group (Do Exceptionally Well) Hints: Good. Answers: EAT, ROCK, RULE, SLAY.
- Purple Group (Contemporary Composers) Hints: Modern music. Answers: CAGE, ENO, GLASS, REICH (John Cage, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Steve Reich).
Gameplay Notes
Connections challenges players to identify thematic links among 16 words, color-coded by difficulty from easiest (yellow) to hardest (purple). Strategic use of the shuffle feature can help isolate ambiguous terms and reduce guesswork.
Today’s puzzle combined familiar slang (“slay,” “suck”) with niche knowledge of minimalist composers, rewarding both pop-culture savvy and classical-music aficionados.
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