NYT Connections August 21 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1167
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
WIMPY WHILE SLEEP GENERATION LIFETIME ACTION OXYGEN COMEBACK SHOWTIME KARATE SUNDANCE PLACES WATER BLUE MOON CURTAIN UP NUTRITION
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — THINGS MOST ANIMALS NEED
Green — CALLS TO BEGIN A PERFORMANCE
Blue — ___ KIDS
Purple — ONCE IN A ___
THINGS MOST ANIMALS NEEDNUTRITION, OXYGEN, SLEEP, WATER
CALLS TO BEGIN A PERFORMANCEACTION, CURTAIN UP, PLACES, SHOWTIME
___ KIDSCOMEBACK, KARATE, SUNDANCE, WIMPY
ONCE IN A ___BLUE MOON, GENERATION, LIFETIME, WHILE
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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.