NYT Connections Hints and Answers for August 15, 2025

The NYT Connections game is a popular daily word puzzle: that challenges players to find connections between seemingly disparate words.

Each puzzle consists of 16 words: that need to be grouped into four categories of four words each.

Categories are color-coded:: Yellow (easiest), Green, Blue, and Purple (most difficult, often involving wordplay).

Today's categories:: Poultry Cuts, Handle as a Bill, Splendid, Starts of Culinary Nuts.

Why does this matter?: Sharpening your word association skills can improve cognitive function and expand your vocabulary.

Yellow (Poultry Cuts): BREAST, TENDER, THIGH, WING

Green (Handle, as a Bill): FOOT, PAY, SETTLE, TAKE CARE OF

Blue (Splendid): BRILLIANT, CAPITAL, FINE, GRAND

Purple (Starts of Culinary Nuts): CASH, HAZE, MAC, PEC (CASHew, HAZElnut, MACadamia, PECan)

Visit the NYT Games website or app.

Examine the 16 words in the grid.

Identify potential connections and group four words together.

Submit your guess. You have four attempts before the game ends.

Use the shuffle button to rearrange the words if needed.

Q: What is NYT Connections?

Q: How often is a new Connections puzzle released?

Q: Can I play previous Connections games?

Today's Connections puzzle involved categories related to poultry, handling payments, expressions of splendor, and wordplay related to nuts.

The purple category often requires creative thinking and an understanding of wordplay.

Practice and familiarity with different categories can improve your Connections game skills.