NYT Connections August 6 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1152
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SWIMMING POOL TENNIS COURT FREEWAY HOCKEY RINK BARCLAYS CENTER COLOSSEUM SUPERMARKET JACOB'S LADDER PANTHEON BOWLING ALLEY LINCOLN LOGS SPANISH STEPS ALPHABET BLOCKS FISHING BOAT TREVI FOUNTAIN CUP-AND-BALL
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CLASSIC WOODEN TOYS
Green — PLACES WITH LANES
Blue — ICONIC ROMAN LANDMARKS
Purple — PLACES WITH NETS
CLASSIC WOODEN TOYSALPHABET BLOCKS, CUP-AND-BALL, JACOB'S LADDER, LINCOLN LOGS
PLACES WITH LANESBOWLING ALLEY, FREEWAY, SUPERMARKET, SWIMMING POOL
ICONIC ROMAN LANDMARKSCOLOSSEUM, PANTHEON, SPANISH STEPS, TREVI FOUNTAIN
PLACES WITH NETSBARCLAYS CENTER, FISHING BOAT, HOCKEY RINK, TENNIS COURT
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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.