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I loved the blue group in today’s NYT Connections puzzle. And if you’re a music lover who’s always found band names interesting, you might, too. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Fascinate.
Green group hint: Just a part of something.
Blue group hint: Think band names.
Purple group hint: Shape on a certain Hollywood sidewalk.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Captivate.
Green group: Excerpt.
Blue group: Member of a girl group.
Purple group: Star ____.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 13, 2025, #794.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is captivate. The four answers are charm, entrance, rivet and thrill.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is excerpt. The four answers are clip, extract, passage and quote.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is member of a girl group. The four answers are Bangle, Chick, Go-Go and Supreme.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is star ____. The four answers are board, fish, gate and struck.
Toughest Connections puzzles
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
