Here are the answers for the New York Times (NYT) Connections puzzle #812 today, released on August 31st, 2025, and some hints to help you solve them.
New York Times have a variety of puzzle games available for their readers and there are new puzzles to play on a daily basis. One of these games is called Connections.
The rules of the game are simple for Connections. There are sixteen words for players to sort into four groups of four words that share something in common.
Once you think you have figured out a group, simply click on the four words and click on submit to see if you got it right. You are allowed to get 4 mistakes to solve the puzzle.
Each group is assigned a colour, which shows how easy it should be to group it from yellow, being straightforward, to purple, tricky.
If you’re struggling with today’s NYT Connections answers, we’ve included some hints to help you out. If that’s not enough, we have the answers too.
There are sixteen words for the Connection puzzles, which are:
- DRUM
- BASS
- FISH
- CARDS
- FIDDLE
- ROAST
- DOES
- FLAME
- CHOP
- AXES
- BLAST
- DICE
- COORDINATE
- PIECES
- BOARD
- BASH
Connections 812 Group Hints Today (August 31st, 2025)
We know some of you would prefer to have hints for the solution today instead of seeing the answer, so we’ve provided some below to help you out.
- Hint 1: One of the groups is “HETERONYMS“.
- Hint 2: BASH and ROAST are in the same group.
- Hint 3: Here is an image that helps you solve one of the groups:
- Hint 4: One group of words comes before the word “STICKS“.
What are the Connections 812 Answers Today? (8/31/25)
Here are the answers to NYT Connections puzzle 812 released on 31st August 2025:
- CRITICIZE HARSHLY – BASH, BLAST, FLAME, ROAST
- COMMON COMPONENTS OF BOARD GAMES – BOARD, CARDS, DICE, PIECES
- HETERONYMS – AXES, BASS, COORDINATE, DOES
- ___ STICKS – CHOP, DRUM, FIDDLE, FISH
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