Connections Hints: Aug 6, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Aug 6, 2025 (2025-08-06). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #825

Puzzle #825 · 2025-08-06

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #825 for 2025-08-06, edition main, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: ACCESSORY WITH A POINTY FASTENER, TEASE, BOXING PUNCHES and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

ACCESSORY WITH A POINTY FASTENER
TEASE
BOXING PUNCHES
MUSCLE NICKNAMES PLUS “S”

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

ACCESSORY WITH A POINTY FASTENER

BADGE

BROOCH

BUTTON

TEASE

BAIT

NEEDLE

RAG

RIB

BOXING PUNCHES

CROSS

HOOK

JAB

UPPERCUT

MUSCLE NICKNAMES PLUS “S”

SHAMMY

SPEC

SQUAD

STRAP

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.