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NYT Connections August 8 2026 Answers

Puzzle #1154

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

EASY WHOOPEE BELT GOGGLES CUTIE PHRASE PIN COUCH HOT DOG EFFECTS EXPRESS RAZOR I OWE YOU YAHOO FRAME HURRAH

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — QUAINT EXPRESSIONS OF EXCITEMENT
Green — CONVEY
Blue — WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH LETTERS AS HOMOPHONES
Purple — SAFETY ___
QUAINT EXPRESSIONS OF EXCITEMENTHOT DOG, HURRAH, WHOOPEE, YAHOO
CONVEYCOUCH, EXPRESS, FRAME, PHRASE
WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH LETTERS AS HOMOPHONESCUTIE, EASY, EFFECTS, I OWE YOU
SAFETY ___BELT, GOGGLES, PIN, RAZOR
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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.