Connections Help, Hints & Clues for Today, August 30

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Does the August 30 edition of the NYT Connections have you stumped? Do not worry, as we’re here to save your winning streak with some helpful clues and hints.

Created by Wyna Liu, Connections is among the most popular puzzles offered by The New York Times. The objective of this daily word game is to sort 16 random words into four different categories. Each group follows a unique hidden theme according to which the words must be selected. Players will get only four guesses to identify the themes and make the selections. Furthermore, the game also offers a hint with the “one away…” notification. It lets players know if they’re on the right track while selecting the words for a group.

So, here are all the hints and answers for August 30’s NYT Connections puzzle.

Connections hints for August 30

All 16 words in today’s puzzle are: EAT, EMO, BITE, CAGE, FUNK, BLOW, ROCK, ENO, METAL, STINK, RULE, GLASS, POP, SUCK, SLAY, and REICH.

Check out the hints for each group here:

Yellow Group: This category features four popular genres of music. Green Group: The words in this group relate to being bad at something. Blue Group: The words in this collection relate to being extremely good at something Purple Group: Finally, the purple category features the last names of renowned figures in modern music.

What are the Connections answers for today, August 30?

Here are the answers for NYT Connections for August 30, 2025:

Yellow Group: Music Genres – EMO, FUNK, METAL, and POP.

Green Group: Not Be Good – BITE, BLOW, STINK, and SUCK.

Blue Group: Do Exceptionally Well – EAT, ROCK, RULE, and SLAY.

Purple Group: Contemporary Composers – CAGE, ENO, GLASS, and REICH.

To play Connections, fans can head over to the official The New York Times website or download the NYT Games app. Other unique daily puzzles you can play on NYT include Wordle, Pips, Strands, Letter Boxed, and Sudoku, to name just a few.

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