NYT Connections August 22 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1168
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
BITTER SPICE MEAN WINTER HAMMER CONE PLANE JET GOLDEN SAW MIST MUSK GILMORE CHISEL WATER SHOWER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CARPENTRY TOOLS
Green — KINDS OF MELON
Blue — GARDEN HOSE SETTINGS
Purple — ___ GIRLS OF POP CULTURE
CARPENTRY TOOLSCHISEL, HAMMER, PLANE, SAW
KINDS OF MELONBITTER, MUSK, WATER, WINTER
GARDEN HOSE SETTINGSCONE, JET, MIST, SHOWER
___ GIRLS OF POP CULTUREGILMORE, GOLDEN, MEAN, SPICE
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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.