Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for August 17, #433

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: Oral transmission.

Green group hint: Intense petting.

Blue group hint: Nursing need.

Purple group hint: Tudor or colonial.

Answers for Today’s Connections Groups

Yellow group: Spoken communication.

Green group: Canoodle.

Blue group: First aid kit items.

Purple group: Corporate identities.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is spoken communication. The four answers are dialect, language, speech and tongue.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is canoodle. The four answers are French, kiss, make out and neck.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is First Aid Kit Items. The four answers are bandage, bandage, scissors and tape.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is house styles. The four answers are cottage, craftsman, prairie, ranch.