Here are hints and the answer for today's NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 19, 2026.
Today’s Connections puzzle is a fun one. Moviegoers should be able to solve the purple grouping fairly easily. 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.
Blue group: Words before “ball” in sport names.
Purple group: Homophones of CGI-animated films.
The four answers are breeze, cinch, picnic and snap.
The four answers are blanket, hide, mask and obscure.
The theme is words before “ball” in sport names.
The four answers are base, basket, foot and pickle.
The theme is homophones of CGI-animated films.
The four answers are ants (Antz), cocoa (Coco), rheo (Rio) and Seoul (Soul).


