NYT Connections August 8 2026 Answers
The Saturday 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:
EASYWHOOPEEBELTGOGGLESCUTIEPHRASEPINCOUCHHOT DOGEFFECTSEXPRESSRAZORI OWE YOUYAHOOFRAMEHURRAH
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: QUAINT EXPRESSIONS OF EXCITEMENT
Green: CONVEY
Blue: WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH LETTERS AS HOMOPHONES
Purple: SAFETY ___
QUAINT EXPRESSIONS OF EXCITEMENTHOT DOG, HURRAH, WHOOPEE, YAHOO
CONVEYCOUCH, EXPRESS, FRAME, PHRASE
WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH LETTERS AS HOMOPHONESCUTIE, EASY, EFFECTS, I OWE YOU
SAFETY ___BELT, GOGGLES, PIN, RAZOR
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HOW CONNECTIONS WORKS
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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