Connections Hints: Aug 25, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Aug 25, 2025 (2025-08-25). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #846

Puzzle #846 · 2025-08-25

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 #846 for 2025-08-25, 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: PREDICAMENT, SMALL SPHERICAL THINGS, PIPE-SMOKING ACCESSORIES 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.

PREDICAMENT
SMALL SPHERICAL THINGS
PIPE-SMOKING ACCESSORIES
WHAT "DOWN" MIGHT MEAN

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.

PREDICAMENT

FIX

JAM

MESS

PICKLE

SMALL SPHERICAL THINGS

MOTHBALL

PEA

PEARL

POM-POM

PIPE-SMOKING ACCESSORIES

FILTER

LIGHTER

PIPE CLEANER

TAMPER

WHAT "DOWN" MIGHT MEAN

FEATHERS

GUZZLE

SAD

WILLING

Reveal full answer

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