NYT Connections hints & answers
Find the group of four before it finds you. Today's hints, an evergreen guide to how the puzzle works, and a running archive of past puzzle numbers. Nothing spoils until you tap it.
How NYT Connections works
Every puzzle gives you 16 words and asks you to sort them into 4 hidden groups of 4. The catch: several words look like they belong to more than one group. Each group carries its own difficulty, from the group that jumps out immediately to the one built entirely from red herrings.
You get four mistakes before the puzzle locks you out for the day, so the safest approach is to start with the connection you're most confident about and work outward. Our daily page breaks each group down with a gentle hint before it ever shows the words themselves.
Connections archive
The most recent 40 puzzle dates and numbers, newest first. No solutions here, just the record. Full hints and today's answer live on the two pages below.
| Date | Puzzle |
|---|---|
| Aug 25 | #1,254 |
| Aug 24 | #1,250 |
| Aug 23 | #1,253 |
| Aug 22 | #1,249 |
| Aug 21 | #1,251 |
| Aug 20 | #1,252 |
| Aug 19 | #1,201 |
| Aug 18 | #1,255 |
| Aug 17 | #1,246 |
| Aug 16 | #1,247 |
| Aug 15 | #1,244 |
| Aug 14 | #1,248 |
| Aug 13 | #1,245 |
| Aug 12 | #1,243 |
| Aug 11 | #1,242 |
| Aug 10 | #1,236 |
| Aug 09 | #1,240 |
| Aug 08 | #1,239 |
| Aug 07 | #1,238 |
| Aug 06 | #1,234 |
| Aug 05 | #1,235 |
| Aug 04 | #1,237 |
| Aug 03 | #1,230 |
| Aug 02 | #1,229 |
| Aug 01 | #1,231 |
| Jul 31 | #1,233 |
| Jul 30 | #1,228 |
| Jul 29 | #1,232 |
| Jul 28 | #1,227 |
| Jul 27 | #1,220 |
| Jul 26 | #1,219 |
| Jul 25 | #1,221 |
| Jul 24 | #1,223 |
| Jul 23 | #1,222 |
| Jul 22 | #1,225 |
| Jul 21 | #1,224 |
| Jul 20 | #1,211 |
| Jul 19 | #1,210 |
| Jul 18 | #1,216 |
| Jul 14 | #1,218 |
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