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 Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, August 3 (game #1149).
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 #1150) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- CIGARETTE
- PEACE SIGN
- PIANO
- TAXI CAB
- CHEVRON
- UNICYCLE
- PIGEON
- POOL NOODLE
- SEWING MACHINE
- ANGLE BRACKET
- PRETZEL ROD
- BODEGA
- SUBWAY STATION
- FOAM ROLLER
- SWAN BOAT
- GOOSE
- FORMATION
NYT Connections today (game #1150) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Tubular
- GREEN: As seen in the Big Apple
- BLUE: They go round and round
- PURPLE: A letter between U and W
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 #1150) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: LONG CYLINDRICAL THINGS
- GREEN: ICONIC NYC SIGHTS
- BLUE: THINGS WITH PEDALS
- PURPLE: V-SHAPED THINGS
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1150) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #1150, are…
- 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
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 mistake
With a bit more patience I could have got three Purple Firsts in a row. Instead, I rushed in and connected the first four tiles that made sense.
Having said that, I still made a mistake before successfully putting together LONG CYLINDRICAL THINGS: I own a FOAM ROLLER, have used a POOL NOODLE, and once partook in the occasional CIGARETTE, so I was pretty sure shape was the link. However, having never owned a PRETZEL ROD I assumed they were shaped like a pretzel, so in a panic selected BODEGA thinking this might be slang for something long and foamy. Of course it isn’t.
This foolishness put aside I was able to see V-SHAPED THINGS, which duly triggered the annoying realization that I had rushed in when the glory of a purple hat-trick was within grasp.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, August 3, 2026, game #1149)
- YELLOW: ROAD LESS TRAVELED: ALLEY, BACKSTREET, BYWAY, LANE
- GREEN: SHADES OF GREEN: FOREST, HUNTER, MINT, SAGE
- BLUE: "Y" IS THE ONLY VOWEL: FLY BY, MYRRH, NSYNC, RHYTHM
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER": BUG FIX, NAG CHAMPA, NEEDLESS, TEA SET
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.