NYT Connections August 21 2024 Answers
Puzzle #437
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
BALLOON BAR CAKE FIZZ PIE BUBBLE TIRE COAT SLING SMEAR PUNCH LINE FLOATIE SOUR PLASTER BASKETBALL
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — COVER WITH A THICK LAYER
Green — THINGS THAT ARE INFLATED
Blue — KINDS OF CHARTS
Purple — CLASSIC COCKTAIL TYPES
COVER WITH A THICK LAYERCAKE, COAT, PLASTER, SMEAR
THINGS THAT ARE INFLATEDBALLOON, BASKETBALL, FLOATIE, TIRE
KINDS OF CHARTSBAR, BUBBLE, LINE, PIE
CLASSIC COCKTAIL TYPESFIZZ, PUNCH, SLING, SOUR
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.