Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for August 16, #432

Need the answers for the New York Times Connections Puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a brain teaser. You’re given 16 words and have to sort them into four groups that are connected in some way. Sometimes they’re obvious, but game editor Wyna Liu manages to trick you by using words that fit into more than one group. Read on for today’s Connections hints and answers.

Want more game answers? Here’s the Wordle answer for today, and here’s the answer for Strands.

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How to play Connections

Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four. Click on the four words that you think belong together. The groups are color-coded, but you won’t know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is hardest. Look closely at the words and think of related terms. Sometimes the connection is just part of the word. Once, four words were grouped together because they all started with the name of a rock band, including “Rushmore” and “Journeyman.”

Tips for Today’s Connections Groups

Here are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, arranged from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Shrug.

Green group hint: Like MN or NY.

Blue group hint: Made for walking.

Purple group hint: That’s what the merry-go-round does.

Answers for Today’s Connections Groups

Yellow group: No.

Green group: Abbreviations of US states.

Blue group: Types of boots.

Purple group: Things that go up and down.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is meh. The four answers are average, fair, OK, and so-so.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is US state abbreviations. The four answers are HI, MA, OR, and PA.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is types of boots. The four answers are ankle, cowboy, go-go and thigh high.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is things that go up and down. The four answers are lift, sun, tide and yo-yo.