RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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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 Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, August 14 (game #1160) .
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 #1161) - today's words
(Image credit: New York Times)
Today's NYT Connections words are…
GRINCH
BEANSTALK
STAGE
LANYARD
HIGHTAIL
LEG
SOUNDTRACK
HOTFOOT
BEAT
STRETCH
FRIED
CHAMOMILE
SPENT
EYESHADOW
PHASE
WORN OUT
NYT Connections today (game #1161) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: Shattered
GREEN: A part of something bigger
BLUE: Imperial segments
PURPLE: Creepy segments
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 #1161) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: EXHAUSTED
GREEN: SEGMENT
BLUE: ENDING IN UNITS OF LENGTH
PURPLE: ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR FOLLOW SECRETLY
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1161) - the answers
(Image credit: New York Times)
The answers to today's Connections, game #1161, are…
YELLOW: EXHAUSTED BEAT, FRIED, SPENT, WORN OUT
GREEN: SEGMENT LEG, PHASE, STAGE, STRETCH
BLUE: ENDING IN UNITS OF LENGTH CHAMOMILE, GRINCH, HOTFOOT, LANYARD
PURPLE: ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR FOLLOW SECRETLY BEANSTALK, EYESHADOW, HIGHTAIL, SOUNDTRACK
My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect
I was thrilled when I spotted the words ENDING IN UNITS OF LENGTH straight off the bat, but then disappointed when it turned out to be blue instead of purple.
The hardest group of the day honor went to another set of words where the ending was significant, in this case ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR FOLLOW SECRETLY.
I missed the purple group completely and I think it's because I had already connected one ENDING group and assumed there would not be another. I really should know better, as this is classic Connections trickery.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Friday, August 14, 2026, game #1160)
YELLOW: BLACK-AND-YELLOW: BUMBLEBEE, CAUTION TAPE, CHARLIE BROWN, WOLVERINE
GREEN: PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYS: BUBBLE, ECHO CHAMBER, HIVEMIND, SILO
BLUE: COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLS: BRISTOL BOARD, DIP PEN, INDIA INK, STRAIGHTEDGE
PURPLE: TRIANGLE LOGOS: BASS ALE, CITGO, DELTA AIRLINES, GOOGLE DRIVE
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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