NYT Connections August 4 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1150
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CIGARETTE PEACE SIGN PIANO TAXI CAB CHEVRON UNICYCLE PIGEON POOL NOODLE SEWING MACHINE ANGLE BRACKET PRETZEL ROD BODEGA SUBWAY STATION FOAM ROLLER SWAN BOAT GOOSE FORMATION
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — LONG CYLINDRICAL THINGS
Green — ICONIC NYC SIGHTS
Blue — THINGS WITH PEDALS
Purple — V-SHAPED THINGS
LONG CYLINDRICAL THINGSCIGARETTE, FOAM ROLLER, POOL NOODLE, PRETZEL ROD
ICONIC NYC SIGHTSBODEGA, PIGEON, SUBWAY STATION, TAXI CAB
THINGS WITH PEDALSPIANO, SEWING MACHINE, SWAN BOAT, UNICYCLE
V-SHAPED THINGSANGLE BRACKET, CHEVRON, GOOSE FORMATION, PEACE SIGN
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How Connections works
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.