Connections Hints: Sep 6, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Sep 6, 2025 (2025-09-06). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #859

Puzzle #859 · 2025-09-06

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 #859 for 2025-09-06, 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: RUPTURED, APPARITION, PREDICT 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.

RUPTURED
APPARITION
PREDICT
"BEST ___ PERFORMANCE" GRAMMY AWARD

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.

RUPTURED

BLEW

BROKE

BURST

SPLIT

APPARITION

SHADE

SPECTER

SPIRIT

WIGHT

PREDICT

CALL

DIVINE

FORECAST

READ

"BEST ___ PERFORMANCE" GRAMMY AWARD

AMERICANA

CHORAL

JAZZ

RAP

Reveal full answer

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