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Connections Answer Today

Thursday, August 6, 2026

Two puzzles, two answers: the New York Times Connections for today, and today's daily board in our own Connections Unlimited game. Only want a nudge?Start with the hints instead.

1. NYT Connections #1,152

Aug 6, 2026

The 16 words, then the solution.

ALPHABET BLOCKSCUP-AND-BALLJACOB'S LADDERLINCOLN LOGSBOWLING ALLEYFREEWAYSUPERMARKETSWIMMING POOLCOLOSSEUMPANTHEONSPANISH STEPSTREVI FOUNTAINBARCLAYS CENTERFISHING BOATHOCKEY RINKTENNIS COURT

The four categories

Reveal the four category names

CLASSIC WOODEN TOYSYellow

PLACES WITH LANESGreen

ICONIC ROMAN LANDMARKSBlue

PLACES WITH NETSPurple

The full answer

Reveal all four groups

CLASSIC WOODEN TOYSYellow

ALPHABET BLOCKS, CUP-AND-BALL, JACOB'S LADDER, LINCOLN LOGS

PLACES WITH LANESGreen

BOWLING ALLEY, FREEWAY, SUPERMARKET, SWIMMING POOL

ICONIC ROMAN LANDMARKSBlue

COLOSSEUM, PANTHEON, SPANISH STEPS, TREVI FOUNTAIN

PLACES WITH NETSPurple

BARCLAYS CENTER, FISHING BOAT, HOCKEY RINK, TENNIS COURT

2. Connections Unlimited on Connections Game

today's daily board

Our Daily mode rotates through 1,225 boards and rolls over at midnight in your own time zone, so this is the board you get today.

Daily #949 · Aug 6, 2026

DIVAICONLEGENDQUEENBREEZEDRAFTGUSTPUFFBROWSERFOLDERKEYBOARDSODA CANA DEALA ROSEENOUGHLOVE

Reveal all four groups

GODDESSYellow

DIVA, ICON, LEGEND, QUEEN

BIT OF WINDGreen

BREEZE, DRAFT, GUST, PUFF

THINGS WITH TABSBlue

BROWSER, FOLDER, KEYBOARD, SODA CAN

___ IS ___ (IS ___)Purple

A DEAL, A ROSE, ENOUGH, LOVE

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How the colours work

Both games rank their four groups by difficulty: yellow is the most straightforward, then green, then blue, and purple is usually the trickiest — that is where the wordplay, hidden letters and category-within-a-category tricks live.

Connections #1,152 ran on Thursday, August 6, 2026. Past puzzles are in theanswer archive.

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