NYT Connections August 20 2026 Answers
The Thursday 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:
TELEPHONEAPOSTROPHEOXFORDSERIALHAWAIIANOKINARATCHETCOMMAWHITEPIGMENTATOMICDRAGONFLYDIAVOLACEDILLAMEAT LOVERSSOCIAL SECURITY
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: KINDS OF PIZZA
Green: KINDS OF NUMBERS
Blue: SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKS
Purple: STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS
KINDS OF PIZZADIAVOLA, HAWAIIAN, MEAT LOVERS, WHITE
KINDS OF NUMBERSATOMIC, SERIAL, SOCIAL SECURITY, TELEPHONE
SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKSAPOSTROPHE, CEDILLA, COMMA, OKINA
STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALSDRAGONFLY, OXFORD, PIGMENT, RATCHET
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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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