What were the NYT Connections answers for August 28, 2025 (#851)?

NYT Connections #851 (August 28, 2025) answers: PLACES TO GET TRAPPED: NET, SNARE, TANGLE, WEB | USED FOR TEA: CUP, KETTLE, TEABAG, WATER | ASSOCIATED WITH HARDNESS: DIAMOND, NAILS, ROCK, STEEL | ENDING WITH KEYBOARD KEYS: CANTAB, CYBERSPACE, ICECAPS, MAKESHIFT

What were the Connections categories on August 28, 2025?

The four categories were: PLACES TO GET TRAPPED, USED FOR TEA, ASSOCIATED WITH HARDNESS, ENDING WITH KEYBOARD KEYS.

NYT Connections Answers: August 28, 2025

Puzzle #851 — Editor: Wyna Liu

All 4 Groups

🟨 Yellow — Easiest

PLACES TO GET TRAPPED

NET, SNARE, TANGLE, WEB

🟩 Green

USED FOR TEA

CUP, KETTLE, TEABAG, WATER

🟦 Blue

ASSOCIATED WITH HARDNESS

DIAMOND, NAILS, ROCK, STEEL

🟪 Purple — Hardest

ENDING WITH KEYBOARD KEYS

CANTAB, CYBERSPACE, ICECAPS, MAKESHIFT

Word Grid

All 16 words from puzzle #851:

NET

SNARE

TANGLE

WEB

CUP

KETTLE

TEABAG

WATER

DIAMOND

NAILS

ROCK

STEEL

CANTAB

CYBERSPACE

ICECAPS

MAKESHIFT

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