Connections Hints: Aug 30, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Aug 30, 2025 (2025-08-30). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #849

Puzzle #849 · 2025-08-30

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 #849 for 2025-08-30, 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: MUSIC GENRES, NOT BE GOOD, DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL 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.

MUSIC GENRES
NOT BE GOOD
DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL
CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS

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.

MUSIC GENRES

EMO

FUNK

METAL

POP

NOT BE GOOD

BITE

BLOW

STINK

SUCK

DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL

EAT

ROCK

RULE

SLAY

CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS

CAGE

ENO

GLASS

REICH

Reveal full answer

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