NYT Connections Solution And Hints For August 4, 2026
When it comes to today's Connections, you need to keep your eyes open. Each of the categories for today relies on observation and sight, testing how you view patterns in objects or sights in everyday life. Like most days, identifying how certain parts connect to the larger whole of what you see is the key to winning.
You only have four chances to make a mistake before losing a game of Connections, limiting your options as you play. The best advice for any day of Connections is to take your time to understand many possible contexts one phrase could mean besides what seems obvious. Similar to the Letter Boxed NYT puzzles, you have to find patterns to correctly discover the right path.
Today's Connections Category Hints
August 4 #1151
The Connections game for today is fairly difficult, although the Green category might be the easiest to figure out. One of the best ways to approach today's puzzle is to think about where you would see certain phrases or concepts, as well as what they look like individually. This way, you can visualize how the patterns in the Connections exist, and how certain words differ from one another.
If you want to know some hints regarding today's puzzle categories, check out these clues below:
- One category is about objects that have a similar narrow, round shape.
- One category is about things you would see in one of the largest cities in the world.
- One category is about objects that have a part you must push in order to use them.
- One category is about objects that have a sharp, letter-like shape.
If you want to go all out with some of your clue-searching, you should look at the category names to get some extra help. There are also spoilers for each category if you find yourself needing to solve a single category to finish up.
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LONG CYLINDRICAL THINGS |
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ICONIC NYC SIGHTS |
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THINGS WITH PEDALS |
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V-SHAPED THINGS |
Today's Connections Answers
August 4 #1151
Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained
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LONG CYLINDRICAL THINGS |
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CIGARETTE |
FOAM ROLLER |
POOL NOODLE |
PRETZEL ROD |
This category is fairly straightforward, especially if you see the similarities between FOAM ROLLER and POOL NOODLE as two items with almost the exact same shape. Recognizing that CIGARETTE and PRETZEL ROD are both connected as "cylindarical items you put in your mouth," I was able to understand this category and solve this portion of the puzzle.
Green Answers: Revealed & Explained
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ICONIC NYC SIGHTS |
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BODEGA |
PIGEON |
SUBWAY STATION |
TAXI CAB |
Perhaps because I have visited New York City, I was able to discover this category's pattern fast by pairing together TAXI CAB and SUBWAY STATION. Understanding that PIGEON birds are always in big cities can help you find other words that are also seen in larger metropolis areas, leading to the category becoming self-explanatory.
Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained
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THINGS WITH PEDALS |
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PIANO |
SEWING MACHINE |
SWAN BOAT |
UNICYCLE |
The blue category in today's Connections is fairly tough, but you can discover this pattern by thinking about how you manually control both a UNICYCLE and SWAN BOAT to get them to work. Similarly, a PIANO and SEWING MACHINE only work when you use their pedals, visualizing how you operate these terms can help you understand the solution here.
Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained
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V-SHAPED THINGS |
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ANGLE BRACKET |
CHEVRON |
GOOSE FORMATION |
PEACE SIGN |
Taking both GOOSE FORMATION and PEACE SIGN and imagining how they look made understanding this category far easier. Both these concepts involve either geese animals or a human hand making a "V" shape, which can be applied to ANGLE BRACKET and CHEVRON as well. Understand how you would observe these words make today's Connections solvable, even if it was harder of a puzzle than past days.
Other Games Like Connections
If you are looking for another puzzle to play, check out one of the ones in the box below.
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Wordle (NYT) |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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Find the two words that intersect each other like a crossword puzzle. |
Yes |
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Create a password in this ever-changing, not-so-simple game. You can find some helpful tips in our Password Game guide. |
Yes |