NYT Connections August 19 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1165
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PICNIC BASKET BREEZE ANTS BLANKET COCOA PICKLE FOOT SNAP BASE MASK SEOUL OBSCURE RHEO CINCH HIDE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PIECE OF CAKE
Green — CONCEAL
Blue — WORDS BEFORE "BALL" IN SPORT NAMES
Purple — HOMOPHONES OF CGI-ANIMATED FILMS
PIECE OF CAKEBREEZE, CINCH, PICNIC, SNAP
CONCEALBLANKET, HIDE, MASK, OBSCURE
WORDS BEFORE "BALL" IN SPORT NAMESBASE, BASKET, FOOT, PICKLE
HOMOPHONES OF CGI-ANIMATED FILMSANTS, COCOA, RHEO, SEOUL
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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.