NYT Releases Hints and Answers for “Connections” Puzzle #813 on September 1, 2025

New York, NY (September 1, 2025) - The New York Times today published the official hints and solutions for its daily word-grouping game, Connections puzzle #813, inviting solvers to tackle four themed categories.

In Monday’s edition, players were challenged to sort 16 words into these groups:

• First Appearance: DEBUT, INTRODUCTION, LAUNCH, PREMIERE
• Ones Celebrated with Holidays: MOTHER, PRESIDENT, SAINT PATRICK, SAINT VALENTINE
• Famous Poets: BISHOP, BURNS, LORDE, POPE
• What “Cardinal” Might Refer To: BIRD, CLERGY MEMBER, MLB PLAYER, NFL PLAYER

Accompanying the answers, the Times provided these clues to guide participants:

1. Never saw you before! (First Appearance)
2. Sometimes we get a day off. (Ones Celebrated with Holidays)
3. Like Robert Frost. (Famous Poets)
4. Not the Pope, but…ones. (What “Cardinal” Might Refer To)

The Connections game, which debuted earlier this year, continues to draw a dedicated following for its blend of wordplay and pattern recognition. Each daily puzzle presents 16 seemingly unrelated words; solvers must group them into four sets of four based on shared themes. Incorrect groupings incur penalties, adding a strategic edge to the challenge.

With the latest puzzle now solved, readers can look forward to the next installment at midnight, when puzzle #814 will go live on the Times’ website and mobile app. Whether aiming to maintain a winning streak or simply enjoy a brief mental exercise, Connections remains a fixture in the Times Games lineup.