Today’s Connections puzzle for August 18, 2025 (puzzle #799) lays out four themed groups of four words each, along with helpful hints to guide solvers.
Hints for today’s categories
– Yellow group hint: Think attentions grabbers
– Green group hint: Think possibility windows
– Blue group hint: Think guest perks
– Purple group hint: Think timepieces
The four groups and their featured word
– Yellow group word: Nod
– Green group word: Chance
– Blue group word: Pool
– Purple group word: Digital
Categories for today’s Connections
– Yellow group category: Indication
– Green group category: Opportunity
– Blue group category: Hotel amenities
– Purple group category: Words before “watch”
The answers to today’s Connections
– Yellow words in the Indication group: Cue, nod, prompt, signal
– Green words in the Opportunity group: Break, chance, opening, shot
– Blue words in the Hotel amenities group: Breakfast, parking, pool, Wi-Fi
– Purple words in the Words before “watch” group: Digital, pocket, stop, wrist
What this means for puzzle lovers
– The day’s puzzle reinforces familiar patterns: each set gathers four related terms that share a broad category, plus a single lead word that fits the theme (indication, opportunity, hotel amenities, and words that precede “watch”).
– The connections are straightforward and rely on common phrases, making it a satisfying challenge for fans who enjoy quick, thematic wordplay.
Bonus context and takeaway
– Connections first launched with the New York Times in June 2023, and continues to engage players with fresh daily configurations. August 18’s puzzle (#799) offers a neat mix of everyday terms—from signals and opportunities to everyday hotel perks and timepiece-related phrases—showing the broad range of language that the game taps into.
– Quick solving tip: For each group, start by listing the four words and ask which broader category they naturally fit, then confirm that the lead word for the group aligns with that category’s theme.
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