NYT Connections August 16 2026 Answers
The Sunday board, spoiler free category hints for all four groups, and the full solution when you are ready.
TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD
In its starting order:
PARTYACTORHANDYGRANDUPRIGHTHALFSTEPPLAYERWISECONCERTSETAGENTSHOWGREATFROM NEANDERGIG
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Green: PARTICIPANT
Blue: FAMILY RELATIONSHIP MODIFIERS
Purple: DESCRIPTORS FOR OUR HUMAN ANCESTORS
MUSICAL PERFORMANCECONCERT, GIG, SET, SHOW
PARTICIPANTACTOR, AGENT, PARTY, PLAYER
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP MODIFIERSGRAND, GREAT, HALF, STEP
DESCRIPTORS FOR OUR HUMAN ANCESTORSFROM NEANDER, HANDY, UPRIGHT, WISE
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group: yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You are allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight. Play free at nytimes.com.
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