NYT Connections August 3 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1149
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
NEEDLESS MYRRH BACKSTREET TEA SET NSYNC SAGE FLY BY NAG CHAMPA MINT BYWAY BUG FIX RHYTHM FOREST LANE HUNTER ALLEY
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Green — SHADES OF GREEN
Blue — "Y" IS THE ONLY VOWEL
Purple — STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER"
ROAD LESS TRAVELEDALLEY, BACKSTREET, BYWAY, LANE
SHADES OF GREENFOREST, HUNTER, MINT, SAGE
"Y" IS THE ONLY VOWELFLY BY, MYRRH, NSYNC, RHYTHM
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER"BUG FIX, NAG CHAMPA, NEEDLESS, TEA SET
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.