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NYT Connections August 5 2026 Answers

Puzzle #1151

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

LUCKY MISSION RANCH CATTLE WRANGLER INVESTMENT GAP STEER BROTH PILOT CAPE COD MERCHANDISE DRIVE DIESEL TUDOR MANEUVER

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — NAVIGATE
Green — JEANS BRANDS
Blue — HOUSE STYLES
Purple — WHAT "STOCK" MIGHT REFER TO
NAVIGATEDRIVE, MANEUVER, PILOT, STEER
JEANS BRANDSDIESEL, GAP, LUCKY, WRANGLER
HOUSE STYLESCAPE COD, MISSION, RANCH, TUDOR
WHAT "STOCK" MIGHT REFER TOBROTH, CATTLE, INVESTMENT, MERCHANDISE
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.