Connections is a puzzle game from the New York Times where players must find “connections” between different words and arrange them in groups of four. To help you out, we’ve decided to break down all the categories and answers for the August 12 Connections puzzle.
What is “Connections”?
The New York Times ‘Connections’ is a puzzle game that’s all the rage on social media right now. On platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and others, you’ll find people solving and sharing their successes and failures. The game is run by Wyna Liu, the NYT’s deputy puzzle editor. Connections gives players 16 random words to sort into categories they don’t know.
What are today’s connection tips?
Let’s start with some quick clues about today’s Connections topics. Take a look and try to guess one of them.
- Yellow category – Metal comes in different forms
- Green category – Even when lying down, it has sizes
- Blue Category – This is used after coffee
- Purple Category – Not only suitable for cutting vegetables
We’d love to go into more detail here, but these pointers are the best we can share. However, if you still can’t find them, read on for more help with today’s connections.
Categories for today’s Connections Puzzle
Need more help with today’s NYT Connections puzzle? Here are today’s categories:
- Yellow – METAL ELEMENTS
- Green – MATTRESS SIZES
- Blue – Slang for toilet
- Purple – Types of knives
While you’re here, be sure to check out the clues and answers for today’s NYT Strands as well as today’s Wordle.
We hope you can now guess the words in each category, but if you still can’t and need more help, read on.
Answers for today’s Connections game (August 12)
Are you still stuck on the connections puzzle? Then the answers to today’s connections are:
- METAL ELEMENTS – Gold, lead, mercury, tin
- MATTRESS SIZES – Full, King, Queen, Twin
- SLANG FOR TOILET – Jug, head, John, throne
- KNIFE TYPES – Bowie, butcher, butter, butterfly
The August 12 NYT Connections puzzle featured both knives and toilet slang, so we hope your NYT Connections puzzle tips, categories, and answers helped you solve today’s game!
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