NYT Connections August 27 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1173
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PIKACHU SPUNK NEMO DOVE MISTY SLATE LIGHTNING ASH PEWTER BROCK EMOTIONAL LIVE WIRE OVERCOME ELECTRIC EEL WRAP CHOKED UP
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ELECTRIC THINGS
Green — MOVED TO TEARS
Blue — SHADES OF GRAY
Purple — MUSIC GENRE PLUS STARTING LETTER
ELECTRIC THINGSELECTRIC EEL, LIGHTNING, LIVE WIRE, PIKACHU
MOVED TO TEARSCHOKED UP, EMOTIONAL, MISTY, OVERCOME
SHADES OF GRAYASH, DOVE, PEWTER, SLATE
MUSIC GENRE PLUS STARTING LETTERBROCK, NEMO, SPUNK, WRAP
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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.