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Original wordplay keeps the puzzle interesting with an obvious and a tricky approach to overlaps.
Balanced in difficulty, it shall prove easier for most players with a decent challenge level.
NYT Connections hints August 24 redirect solvers in the right direction for categories without giving away the answers
Clear themes for the final answers provide an amicable resolution for the puzzle.
The NYT Connections puzzle for August 24, 2025, contains a balanced mixture of proper categories and clever twists. It includes categories like wine vessels, snakes, ripped objects, and phrases that can be attached to the word "CALL." The puzzle may be perceived as easier by many solvers, but it still offers fun misdirections. The difficulty lies somewhere in the moderate range; thus, today's puzzle rewards those with keen observation and rapid association skills.
NYT Connections is a daily word game from The New York Times. The puzzle displays 16 words. The object is to sort them into four groups of four, where each group has a hidden connection. These connections can be straightforward categories, such as foods, places, or more complicated connections, such as phrases or wordplay.
Players have only four chances to make mistakes. Once the wrong guesses run out, the puzzle ends. Colors mark the groups: yellow is the easiest, followed by green or blue, and purple tends to be the hardest.
KING
BOTTLE
COLD
CLOSE
RENT
RATTLE
CORAL
CURTAIN
SPLIT
DECANTER
GARTER
TORN
CARAFE
BOOTY
CLEFT
GLASS
Yellow Group – Filled with a red or white drink
Think of vessels used to hold or pour wine.
One-word hint: Containers
Blue Group – Careful, they bite
These are snakes, some well-known and some feared for their venom.
One-word hint: Reptiles
Green Group – Twain something
Focus on words that mean "broken," "ripped," or "divided."
One-word hint: Torn
Purple Group – Add each word in front of “CALL”
Each word pairs with “CALL” to form a familiar phrase.
One-word hint: Phrases
Yellow Group – Wine Vessels: BOTTLE, CARAFE, DECANTER, GLASS
Blue Group – Kinds of Snakes: CORAL, GARTER, KING, RATTLE
Green Group – Ripped: CLEFT, RENT, SPLIT, TORN
Purple Group – ___CALL: BOOTY, CLOSE, COLD, CURTAIN
The August 24 puzzle leans on both evident and subtle associations. The Yellow group stands out immediately, since wine-related containers like BOTTLE, CARAFE, and GLASS are easy to pair. The Green group is also simple, with words such as RENT, SPLIT, and TORN clearly describing something broken or divided.
The real difficulty is distinguishing the Blue group from the Purple group. The KING, CORAL, and RATTLE snakes could mislead the solver into thinking about a totally different category. But overall, the theme presents itself quite immediately. The Purple group is more abstract in that we must recognize that words like COLD and CURTAIN fall into familiar "CALL" phrases.
The misdirection is another factor at play here. BOTTLE would comfortably fit with RATTLE in a baby theme, and CLOSE may suggest relationships instead of linking with CALL. The puzzle thus tests how versatile a solver is when asked to categorize words with more than one possible connection.
The NYT Connections puzzle for August 24, 2025, strikes a working balance between straightforward wins and a little bit of wordplay. Many people will come out easily with the wine vessels and ripped words, and then the snakes and CALL phrases will provide a gentle challenge.
In terms of difficulty, today's set leans toward being medium-easy and lends itself well to recurring Connection strategies: spotting containers, finding animals, and catching words with common phrases. Players who can isolate two or three obvious groups early on will be better prepared for the more difficult ones.
In all, the puzzle is fun to solve, clever, and rewarding. It is one more example that has gotten solvers hooked and served as a reminder that the NYT Connections remains the favorite everyday game: simple rules, enjoyable themes, and an eventual feeling of discovery.
