NYT Connections August 9 2026 Answers
The Sunday board, spoiler free category hints for all four groups, and the full solution when you are ready.
TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD
In its starting order:
SHIFT GEARSJURY DUTYSPACE OPERALABYRINTHCAPS FOR SALEESCAPE ROOMNEO-NOIRCOURSE-CORRECTBAD DREAMBUDDY COPCORDUROYCHANGE TACKMADELINERECALIBRATESPAGHETTI WESTERNGOODNIGHT MOON
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH
Green: CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Blue: MOVIE SUBGENRES
Purple: THINGS PEOPLE TRY TO GET OUT OF
TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACHCHANGE TACK, COURSE-CORRECT, RECALIBRATE, SHIFT GEARS
CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKSCAPS FOR SALE, CORDUROY, GOODNIGHT MOON, MADELINE
MOVIE SUBGENRESBUDDY COP, NEO-NOIR, SPACE OPERA, SPAGHETTI WESTERN
THINGS PEOPLE TRY TO GET OUT OFBAD DREAM, ESCAPE ROOM, JURY DUTY, LABYRINTH
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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 are allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight. Play free at nytimes.com.
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