Connections Hints: Aug 7, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Aug 7, 2025 (2025-08-07). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #827

Puzzle #827 · 2025-08-07

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 #827 for 2025-08-07, 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: MOUSE ACTIONS, PERFORATE, ONES WITH POINTY EARS 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.

MOUSE ACTIONS
PERFORATE
ONES WITH POINTY EARS
WIMBLEDON WINNERS

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.

MOUSE ACTIONS

CLICK

DRAG

HOVER

SCROLL

PERFORATE

BORE

PIERCE

POKE

PUNCH

ONES WITH POINTY EARS

BATMAN

DEVIL

ELF

VULCAN

WIMBLEDON WINNERS

BORG

GRAF

KING

SINNER

Reveal full answer

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