Connections Hint: NYT Puzzle #810 Cracks Open Fresh Categories
The daily brain-teaser that has gripped puzzlers worldwide, Connections, is back with its 810th challenge today, and it’s stirring up plenty of chatter.
The New York Times puzzle, first rolled out in June 2023, has quickly become a cult favourite. Its hook? Simple in appearance, ruthless in practice.
Players are tasked with sorting sixteen words into four linked groups—without exceeding four blunders. Miss the pattern, and the streak is gone.
Today’s game? Packed with nods to celebrity, rising trends, pit stops and cheeky wordplay.
The hints for today
For those hovering on the edge of defeat, here’s the breakdown of today’s Connections hint clues:
- Yellow group: What you might call Taylor Swift
- Green group: How you refer to inflation
- Blue group: Where you fill up your car
- Purple group: When you realise these words all have a subsequent word in common
A word lifted straight from each set provides extra nudge: Figure (yellow), Mount (green), Gulf (blue), Stock (purple).
Categories
The four themes for 29 August are now confirmed:
- Yellow: Famous person
- Green: Increase
- Blue: Places that sell gas
- Purple: _____ split
Answer of Puzzle #810
And if you’re truly stuck, here’s today’s Connections solution sheet:
- Famous person: Figure, name, personality, star
- Increase: Balloon, mount, mushroom, wax
- Places that sell gas: 7-Eleven, Chevron, Gulf, Shell
- _____ split: 7-10, banana, lickety, stock
Streaks are the pride of the Connections community. Or as one fan put it, “Streak that good deserves its name in lights.”
With categories that shift from the Hollywood A-list to service stations, it’s no wonder the game keeps drawing in loyal players from New York to Newcastle. Each day’s board offers the same ritual: frustration, triumph, or both in equal measure.
