Here are the answers for the New York Times (NYT) Connections puzzle #801 today, released on August 20th, 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:
- CANDY CANE
- CAROUSEL
- CEILING FAN
- CROOK
- ZEBRA
- KNITTING NEEDLES
- CROCHET HOOK
- BARBER POLE
- YIN-YANG SYMBOL
- CROWBAR
- PIANO KEYS
- CHOPSTICKS
- CLAVES
- DOMINO
- SKI POLES
- LAZY SUSAN
Connections 801 Group Hints Today (August 20th, 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 “RODS THAT CURVE AT ONE END“.
- Hint 2: CHOPSTICKS and YIN-YANG SYMBOL are in the same group.
- Hint 3: Here is an image that will help you solve one of the groups:
- Hint 4: One group of words is “THINGS THAT ROTATE ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS“.
What are the Connections 801 Answers Today? (8/20/25)
Here are the answers to NYT Connections puzzle 801 released on 20th August 2025:
- BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGS – DOMINO, PIANO KEYS, YIN-YANG SYMBOL, ZEBRA
- PAIRS OF RODS – CHOPSTICKS, CLAVES, KNITTING NEEDLES, SKI POLES
- THINGS THAT ROTATE ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS – BARBER POLE, CAROUSEL, CEILING FAN, LAZY SUSAN
- RODS THAT CURVE AT ONE END – CANDY CANE, CROCHET HOOK, CROOK, CROWBAR
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