NYT Connections puzzle #823 is the edition for Thursday, September 11, 2025. Try these four hints before opening the spoiler section; the complete word groups follow below.
Hints for Connections #823
- Like a scar.
- Really big.
- That’s not polite.
- Take me out to the ball game.
Spoilers: category labels and answers
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The board contains 16 words to sort into four groups of four. The published answer guides from Parade and TechRadar give the following categories and solutions:
BLEMISH
- DENT
- DING
- MAR
- SCRATCH
BEHEMOTH
- COLOSSUS
- MAMMOTH
- WHALE
- WHOPPER
RUDE THINGS TO DO
- POINT
- SNICKER
- STARE
- WHISPER
ON A BASEBALL FIELD
- BASE
- BOX
- MOUND
- PLATE
How the groups connect
The categories rely on different kinds of association: words for a mark or damage, words meaning something extremely large, impolite actions, and features or locations on a baseball field. The archive’s word bank confirms the sixteen entries: BOX, POINT, WHOPPER, SCRATCH, SNICKER, PLATE, MOUND, WHALE, MAR, STARE, MAMMOTH, DING, BASE, COLOSSUS, DENT, and WHISPER.
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NYT Connections is a grouping game in which players sort sixteen words into four sets based on a shared connection. This archived puzzle is identified as #823 and dated Thursday, September 11, 2025 by Parade, TechRadar, and the Connections archive.
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