NYT Connections August 1 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1147
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
WALTZ LOAFER SHAM BORE REAM BOULEVARD SHEET BALE THROW BUNDLE JORDAN ROLLS-ROYCE PHOENIX DRILL COMFORTER COUNTERSINK
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — BEDDING
Green — OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS SINCE 2010
Blue — PERFORM SOME HOLE MACHINING OPERATIONS
Purple — STARTING WITH BREAD SHAPES
BEDDINGCOMFORTER, SHAM, SHEET, THROW
OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS SINCE 2010BALE, JORDAN, PHOENIX, WALTZ
PERFORM SOME HOLE MACHINING OPERATIONSBORE, COUNTERSINK, DRILL, REAM
STARTING WITH BREAD SHAPESBOULEVARD, BUNDLE, LOAFER, ROLLS-ROYCE
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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're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.