NYT Connections Answers: August 31, 2025

Puzzle #853 — Editor: Wyna Liu

All 4 Groups

🟨 Yellow — Easiest
CRITICIZE HARSHLY
BASH, BLAST, FLAME, ROAST
🟩 Green
COMMON COMPONENTS OF BOARD GAMES
BOARD, CARDS, DICE, PIECES
🟦 Blue
HETERONYMS
AXES, BASS, COORDINATE, DOES
🟪 Purple — Hardest
___STICKS
CHOP, DRUM, FIDDLE, FISH

Word Grid

All 16 words from puzzle #853:

BASH
BLAST
FLAME
ROAST
BOARD
CARDS
DICE
PIECES
AXES
BASS
COORDINATE
DOES
CHOP
DRUM
FIDDLE
FISH
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