What were the NYT Connections answers for August 30, 2025 (#849)?

NYT Connections #849 (August 30, 2025) answers: MUSIC GENRES: EMO, FUNK, METAL, POP | NOT BE GOOD: BITE, BLOW, STINK, SUCK | DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL: EAT, ROCK, RULE, SLAY | CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS: CAGE, ENO, GLASS, REICH

What were the Connections categories on August 30, 2025?

The four categories were: MUSIC GENRES, NOT BE GOOD, DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL, CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS.

NYT Connections Answers: August 30, 2025

Puzzle #849 — Editor: Wyna Liu

All 4 Groups

🟨 Yellow — Easiest

MUSIC GENRES

EMO, FUNK, METAL, POP

🟩 Green

NOT BE GOOD

BITE, BLOW, STINK, SUCK

🟦 Blue

DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL

EAT, ROCK, RULE, SLAY

🟪 Purple — Hardest

CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS

CAGE, ENO, GLASS, REICH

Word Grid

All 16 words from puzzle #849:

EMO

FUNK

METAL

POP

BITE

BLOW

STINK

SUCK

EAT

ROCK

RULE

SLAY

CAGE

ENO

GLASS

REICH

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