Connections Hints: Aug 16, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Aug 16, 2025 (2025-08-16). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #836

Puzzle #836 · 2025-08-16

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 #836 for 2025-08-16, 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: INTREPIDITY, RENOVATIONS, TROUNCE 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.

INTREPIDITY
RENOVATIONS
TROUNCE
KINDS OF SOFT/LIGHTWEIGHT PAPER

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.

INTREPIDITY

FORTITUDE

GRIT

PLUCK

RESOLVE

RENOVATIONS

CONSTRUCTION

REPAIRS

UPGRADES

WORK

TROUNCE

CREAM

CRUSH

ROUT

SHELLAC

KINDS OF SOFT/LIGHTWEIGHT PAPER

CREPE

ROLLING

TISSUE

TOILET

Reveal full answer

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