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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, August 4 (game #1150) .
Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.
What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #1151) - today's words
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Today's NYT Connections words are…
LUCKY
MISSION
RANCH
CATTLE
WRANGLER
INVESTMENT
GAP
STEER
BROTH
PILOT
CAPE COD
MERCHANDISE
DRIVE
DIESEL
TUDOR
MANEUVER
NYT Connections today (game #1151) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: Plot a path
GREEN: Purveyors of denim
BLUE: Types of home buildings
PURPLE: The common link rhymes with “lock”
Need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #1151) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: NAVIGATE
GREEN: JEANS BRANDS
BLUE: HOUSE STYLES
PURPLE: WHAT "STOCK" MIGHT REFER TO
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1151) - the answers
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The answers to today's Connections, game #1151, are…
YELLOW: NAVIGATE: DRIVE, MANEUVER, PILOT, STEER
GREEN: JEANS BRANDS: DIESEL, GAP, LUCKY, WRANGLER
BLUE: HOUSE STYLES: CAPE COD, MISSION, RANCH, TUDOR
PURPLE: WHAT "STOCK" MIGHT REFER TO: BROTH, CATTLE, INVESTMENT, MERCHANDISE
My rating: Hard
My score: 1 mistake
I fell for the obvious trap and linked WRANGLER, CATTLE, RANCH, and STEER today. But unable at that point to see any alternative groups, I went for it anyway.
Thankfully, after this mistake I found my way to the four tiles that made up NAVIGATE.
Not for the first time I’d take issue with Connections and protest that GAP, while being a seller of jeans, is not exactly one of the top JEANS BRANDS. Very misleading. Oh well, I Guess I will have to Levi it there as it’s onLee a game.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Tuesday, August 4, 2026, game #1150)
YELLOW: LONG CYLINDRICAL THINGS: CIGARETTE, FOAM ROLLER, POOL NOODLE, PRETZEL ROD
GREEN: ICONIC NYC SIGHTS: BODEGA, PIGEON, SUBWAY STATION, TAXI CAB
BLUE: THINGS WITH PEDALS: PIANO, SEWING MACHINE, SWAN BOAT, UNICYCLE
PURPLE: V-SHAPED THINGS: ANGLE BRACKET, CHEVRON, GOOSE FORMATION, PEACE SIGN
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
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