Connections #812 Answers – August 31, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #812 on Sunday, August 31, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
AXESBASHBASSBLASTBOARDCARDSCHOPCOORDINATEDICEDOESDRUMFIDDLEFISHFLAMEPIECESROAST
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
BASH belongs to this group.
Green
BOARD belongs to this group.
Blue
AXES belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CHOP belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
CRITICIZE HARSHLY
Green category
COMMON COMPONENTS OF BOARD GAMES
Blue category
HETERONYMS
Purple (hardest) category
___STICKS
Connections #812 answers
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CRITICIZE HARSHLYBASH, BLAST, FLAME, ROAST
COMMON COMPONENTS OF BOARD GAMESBOARD, CARDS, DICE, PIECES
HETERONYMSAXES, BASS, COORDINATE, DOES
___STICKSCHOP, DRUM, FIDDLE, FISH
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What are the Connections answers for August 31, 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.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.