Here are hints and the answers for today's NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 24, 2026.
Connections players on social media often joke about how obscure and even wacky the categories can be. Today’s purple category is a prime example of that. Good luck with it! Read on for hints and today’s Connections answers.
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Purple group hint: Sounds like, and then an item from a sport.
Purple group: Letter homophone plus tennis term.
The four answers are mullet, pike, sole and tang.
The four answers are arch, chief, main and prime.
The four answers are face, heel, jobber and kayfabe.
The theme is letter homophone plus tennis term
The four answers are beset, deserve, ex-love and eyelet.