NYT Connections August 17 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1163
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MACRO MEET DOLLY DOGIE ZOOM CATTLE FISHEYE SCRIPT WILLIE BIRDIE PATSY FUNCTION HUDDLE FORMULA JOHNNY TEAMS
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — VIDEO CALL PLATFORMS
Green — SPREADSHEET FEATURES
Blue — FIRST NAMES OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS
Purple — STARTING WITH PETS
VIDEO CALL PLATFORMSHUDDLE, MEET, TEAMS, ZOOM
SPREADSHEET FEATURESFORMULA, FUNCTION, MACRO, SCRIPT
FIRST NAMES OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDSDOLLY, JOHNNY, PATSY, WILLIE
STARTING WITH PETSBIRDIE, CATTLE, DOGIE, FISHEYE
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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.