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MIST — a fine spray that looks like mist

August 22, 2026

Connections August 22, 2026 Answers

Here are the official category answers for NYT Connections Puzzle ID 1249 (August 22, 2026), including the four groups and their corresponding words.

CARPENTRY TOOLS KINDS OF MELON GARDEN HOSE SETTINGS ___ GIRLS OF POP CULTURE

GENERATION: a long span of time shared by a group

August 21, 2026

Connections August 21, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections category groupings for puzzle 1251 (Aug. 21, 2026), including what animals need, phrases to kick off a performance, “___ kids” terms, and completions for “Once in a ___.”

THINGS MOST ANIMALS NEED CALLS TO BEGIN A PERFORMANCE ___ KIDS ONCE IN A ___

DRAGONFLY: an insect whose name starts with “dragon”

August 20, 2026

Connections August 20, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groupings for puzzle #1252 (August 20, 2026): pizza types, kinds of numbers, similarly shaped typographical marks, and items starting with Chinese zodiac animals.

KINDS OF PIZZA KINDS OF NUMBERS SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKS STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS

BASE — meaning baseball (sport name with “ball”)

August 19, 2026

Connections August 19, 2026 Answers

Find the groupings for NYT Connections Puzzle ID 1201 (Target date: 2026-08-19): PIECE OF CAKE, CONCEAL, WORDS BEFORE "BALL" IN SPORT NAMES, and HOMOPHONES OF CGI-ANIMATED FILMS.

PIECE OF CAKE CONCEAL WORDS BEFORE "BALL" IN SPORT NAMES HOMOPHONES OF CGI-ANIMATED FILMS

ORANGUTAN — an orangutan with orange-red coloring

August 18, 2026

Connections August 18, 2026 Answers

Here are the answers for NYT Connections Puzzle ID 1255 (August 18, 2026), including all four official categories and their grouped words.

SEEN AT A MOVIE PREMIERE: LIMOUSINE, PAPARAZZI, RED CARPET, VELVET ROPE PJS: PETROLEUM JELLY, POETIC JUSTICE, PRACTICAL JOKE, PRIVATE JET THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE: BASKETBALL, ORANGUTAN, SWEET POTATO, TRAFFIC CONE THINGS THAT ARE GRITTY: COWBOY COFFEE, FILM NOIR, FLYERS MASCOT, SANDPAPER

TEAMS meaning Microsoft Teams, a video call platform.

August 17, 2026

Connections August 17, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups for puzzle 1246 (Aug. 17, 2026), including video call platforms, spreadsheet features, country music legends’ first names, and pets that start the word.

VIDEO CALL PLATFORMS SPREADSHEET FEATURES FIRST NAMES OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS STARTING WITH PETS

August 16, 2026

Connections August 16, 2026 Answers

Here are the Connections answers for puzzle 1247 (NYT Connections, August 16, 2026), including the four official categories and their four matching words each.

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: CONCERT, GIG, SET, SHOW PARTICIPANT: ACTOR, AGENT, PARTY, PLAYER FAMILY RELATIONSHIP MODIFIERS: GRAND, GREAT, HALF, STEP DESCRIPTORS FOR OUR HUMAN ANCESTORS: FROM NEANDER, HANDY, UPRIGHT, WISE

LEG meaning: a distinct portion of a journey

August 15, 2026

Connections August 15, 2026 Answers

NYT Connections for August 15, 2026 (Puzzle ID: 1244). Find which words group together in four categories—ranging from being worn down to phrases ending in units of length and more.

EXHAUSTED: BEAT, FRIED, SPENT, WORN OUT SEGMENT: LEG, PHASE, STAGE, STRETCH ENDING IN UNITS OF LENGTH: CHAMOMILE, GRINCH, HOTFOOT, LANYARD ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR FOLLOW SECRETLY: BEANSTALK, EYESHADOW, HIGHTAIL, SOUNDTRACK

ECHO CHAMBER: a space where opinions are repeated until they feel true

August 14, 2026

Connections August 14, 2026 Answers

Here are the Connections answers for puzzle 1248 (August 14, 2026), including the four official categories and all grouped words.

BLACK-AND-YELLOW PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYS COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLS TRIANGLE LOGOS

“SHOULDER” meaning turning away in rejection (as in a cold shoulder idiom)

August 13, 2026

Connections August 13, 2026 Answers

Here are the Connections answers for NYT Puzzle 1245 (Aug. 13, 2026), including all four category groups and the words in each.

PERSEVERE MOVE SLOWLY (UP TO)AIRLINE STATUS PERKS "COLD" THINGS, IN IDIOMS

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