NYT Connections August 23 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1169
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
ANTIFREEZE VACUUM BAKING SODA VOLCANO VINEGAR VODKA TINDERBOX POTATO BATTERY SKIING HOME FRIES CLUB SODA POWDER KEG HYDROGEN PEROXIDE BAZAAR VISCHYSSOISE TIME BOMB
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE THINGS
Green — DOUBLE VOWELS
Blue — MADE WITH POTATOES
Purple — HOUSEHOLD STAIN REMOVERS
POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE THINGSPOWDER KEG, TIME BOMB, TINDERBOX, VOLCANO
DOUBLE VOWELSANTIFREEZE, BAZAAR, SKIING, VACUUM
MADE WITH POTATOESHOME FRIES, POTATO BATTERY, VISCHYSSOISE, VODKA
HOUSEHOLD STAIN REMOVERSBAKING SODA, CLUB SODA, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, VINEGAR
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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.