The board above lets you practice the August 6, 2026 NYT Connections before revealing the official four groups. Select words, submit a set, shuffle the remaining board, or reveal groups progressively.
How to approach the August 6, 2026 Connections
Look first for a precise set of four rather than a broad category that catches five or six words. Overlap is intentional: a word that fits an obvious group may belong to a more specific one elsewhere.
Solved groups lock in place. Yellow is conventionally the most direct category, followed by green and blue, while purple often depends on wordplay, shared prefixes, or phrases.
How NYT Connections works
Connections presents sixteen words that must be divided into four groups of four. Each group shares one exact connection, and the puzzle allows four mistakes before the remaining solution is shown.
Use the progressive reveals above when one category blocks the rest. Revealing a single correct group still leaves most of the puzzle available to solve yourself.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I use this Connections page without seeing every answer?
- Yes. Answers stay behind individual reveal controls, so you can uncover one letter, group, word, domino, square, or clue at a time.
- What do the Connections colors mean?
- The four official groups are ordered yellow, green, blue, and purple. Yellow is usually the most direct; purple is commonly the most wordplay-heavy.
- Where can I find past Connections answers?
- Open the Connections archive linked on this page and choose any available date. Each archived puzzle has its own permanent answer page.