Connections Hints: Aug 22, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Aug 22, 2025 (2025-08-22). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #843

Puzzle #843 · 2025-08-22

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 #843 for 2025-08-22, 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: U.S. PRESIDENTS, ACTORS WHOSE LAST NAMES ARE ALSO VERBS, KINDS OF POKER 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.

U.S. PRESIDENTS
ACTORS WHOSE LAST NAMES ARE ALSO VERBS
KINDS OF POKER
PROPER NOUNS AFTER WORDS ENDING IN "ING" IN '90S MOVIE TITLES

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.

U.S. PRESIDENTS

ADAMS

FORD

GRANT

WASHINGTON

ACTORS WHOSE LAST NAMES ARE ALSO VERBS

CHEVY CHASE

CHRISTOPH WALTZ

GEOFFREY RUSH

TOM CRUISE

KINDS OF POKER

DRAW

OMAHA

STRIP

STUD

PROPER NOUNS AFTER WORDS ENDING IN "ING" IN '90S MOVIE TITLES

AMY

JOHN MALKOVICH

LAS VEGAS

PRIVATE RYAN

Reveal full answer

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