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How to use these Connections hints
Connections asks you to sort 16 items into four groups of four based on a shared link. TechRadar’s guide to game #804 says the difficulty colors run from yellow (easiest) through green and blue to purple (most difficult), and players can make up to four mistakes.
The puzzle changes at midnight in each player’s time zone, according to TechRadar. That means the local date can differ from the date attached to a guide. This page is about the historical August 23, 2025 puzzle identified as game #804—not a new puzzle for today.
Progressive hints for game #804
Try the broad clues first, then use the color-specific hints if you need a nudge.
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- One group is about things you add under a car’s hood.
- One group contains types of large venues.
- One group relates to dishonest or mischievous conduct.
- One group connects to inventions associated with modern life.
Yellow
“Open up the hood to add.”
Green
“Large venues.”
Blue
“Shenanigans.”
Purple
“21st century stuff.”
Spoilers: all four answers
The complete groups for Connections #804 are:
- Yellow — Liquids you put into cars: BRAKE FLUID, COOLANT, FUEL, OIL.
- Green — Arena: BOWL, COLISEUM, HIPPODROME, STADIUM.
- Blue — Skulduggery: CHICANERY, DECEIT, LEGERDEMAIN, SUBTERFUGE.
- Purple — Modern inventions: CRYPTO, PODCAST, SMARTWATCH, VAPE.
TechRadar’s August 22, 2025 guide describes the “Modern inventions” link as vague and notes that the items have different histories. That is the guide author’s assessment, not an official explanation from The New York Times.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Source and puzzle identification
The clues, category names, and tile spellings above follow Johnny Dee’s TechRadar guide, with contributions from Marc McLaren, published August 22, 2025. The game number is the key identifier: August 23, 2025 is #804, not another puzzle published on August 23 in a different year.
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