NYT Connections August 28 2025 Answers
Puzzle #809
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CYBERSPACE KETTLE ROCK SNARE STEEL MAKESHIFT WEB WATER ICECAPS NET CUP DIAMOND TANGLE TEABAG CANTAB NAILS
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PLACES TO GET TRAPPED
Green — USED FOR TEA
Blue — ASSOCIATED WITH HARDNESS
Purple — ENDING WITH KEYBOARD KEYS
PLACES TO GET TRAPPEDNET, SNARE, TANGLE, WEB
USED FOR TEACUP, KETTLE, TEABAG, WATER
ASSOCIATED WITH HARDNESSDIAMOND, NAILS, ROCK, STEEL
ENDING WITH KEYBOARD KEYSCANTAB, CYBERSPACE, ICECAPS, MAKESHIFT
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.