NYT Connections August 20 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1166
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TELEPHONE APOSTROPHE OXFORD SERIAL HAWAIIAN OKINA RATCHET COMMA WHITE PIGMENT ATOMIC DRAGONFLY DIAVOLA CEDILLA MEAT LOVERS SOCIAL 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
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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.