NYT Connections August 7 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1153
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
JACKPOT MOTOR SNOW JAR WICK SUNDAE RAMBO BUTTONS TOMATILLO SHAFT WAX BUCKYBALL LIQUID NITROGEN FRAGRANCE CABLES REFRIGERATOR
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — COMPONENTS OF A CANDLE
Green — COLD THINGS
Blue — PARTS OF AN ELEVATOR
Purple — STARTING WITH MALE ANIMALS
COMPONENTS OF A CANDLEFRAGRANCE, JAR, WAX, WICK
COLD THINGSLIQUID NITROGEN, REFRIGERATOR, SNOW, SUNDAE
PARTS OF AN ELEVATORBUTTONS, CABLES, MOTOR, SHAFT
STARTING WITH MALE ANIMALSBUCKYBALL, JACKPOT, RAMBO, TOMATILLO
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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.