Looking for a clue for today’s August 26 Connections puzzle? If you are confused by today’s word selection, we have just the thing for you. Below you will find numerous clues to help you solve the word groups.
Connections is a word puzzle game published daily by The New York Times (NYT), publisher of the endlessly popular Wordle puzzle. Created each day by puzzle maker Wyna Liu, Connections presents you with a selection of 16 seemingly disparate words that you must group into four groups of four words, with each group of four words sharing a common theme.
It’s a simple premise, but as many of us here know, connections can sometimes be devilishly difficult, filled to the brim with red herrings, misleading words, and little-known trivia. If you’re having trouble solving today’s connections puzzle, this guide will help you find the answers for Monday, August 26, 2024.
Below we offer some carefully crafted tips and pointers for today’s Connections. Then we reveal the four different groups and finally we answer the Connections themselves for those who are tired of wondering how it all fits together.
In this manual:
Connection information for Monday, August 26
Here you’ll find a clue for each group of words in today’s Connections puzzle, plus some other Connections clues to help you find the answer.
Our connections tips for today are:
- Yellow (easiest): grant permission.
- Green (simple): Things with similar shape.
- Blue (medium): These are terms within a specific sport.
- Purple (hardest): Minus the letters, these words all have a particular item of clothing in common.
- Extra tip 1: In this context, a lifesaver is also called a lifebuoy.
- Extra tip 2: There is no “ways to cut something” category here.
If you’re looking for more Connections clues today to help narrow down the answers, tap the spoiler text below to reveal a word from each group:
Yellow (easiest):
Support
Green (simple):
Tires
Blue (medium):
Hook
Purple (hardest):
Wade
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What are today’s connection words?
Here are the 16 connecting words for today:
| Disc | Sneak | Tires | Support |
| Bagels | document | Bread | touch |
| blessing | Wade | Lifesaver | approval |
| wreath | Hook | permit | shaft |
What are today’s Connections groups?
If you need an even bigger clue to solve today’s Connections puzzle, below we’ll show you the four correct Connections groups – the themes that link each group of four words in the Connections grid.
Here are the Connections groups for today:
- Official sanction
- Torus-shaped things
- Bad golf shots
- Shoes without the “er” sound
Now that you know the topics for the different compounds in today’s puzzle, try to solve it! If not, you can find the full answer below.
Spoiler alert! Today’s Connections answer is ahead of you!
What are today’s Connections answers?
Here are the full answers to today’s Connections puzzle for Monday, August 26th:
- Official sanction: approval, blessing, consent, support
- Torus-shaped things: Bagel, Lifesaver, Tire, Wreath
- Bad golf shots: Hook, shaft, disc, touch
- Shoes without the “er” sound: Loaf, slide, creep, wade
I got all of today’s Connection groups, but thought the Golf Shots category was some sort of abrupt action group and the Footwear category was Ways to Enter a Room. Still, a win is a win no matter what the reasoning is, I guess! We deserved a return of the Similar Shapes category, it’s always good to look for that in Connections.
Congratulations if you got today’s Connections answer right, with or without the help of our handy tips above! And if you didn’t succeed today, don’t worry – a new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like Wordle.
What is Connections?
Connections is one of the most popular daily puzzle games from the New York Times (owner of Wordle). The goal of Connections is to group the 16 words of the day into four groups, with each group of four words sharing a common theme.
For example, the words “hook,” “nana,” “Peter,” and “Wendy” are all Peter Pan characters. Or, to give another example, “action,” “ballpark,” “go,” and “stick” are all words that usually come right before the word “figure.”
Your task is to find out which topics the different words connect. But be careful, because often false connections are deliberately made to mislead you! To win the game, you must find all four connections without making four mistakes. If you make a fourth mistake, the game is over and the answer is automatically displayed.
Each of the four groups in the Connections puzzle of the day is also given a different color that indicates how easy or difficult the connection is to find. These colors are: yellow (easiest), green (easy), blue (moderately difficult) and purple (most difficult).
That concludes today’s guide to solving the NYT Connections word puzzle. If you need help with Wordle, we also have our list of previous Wordle answers for you, as well as the Wordle clue and answer for Sunday, August 25th. You can also check out our list of best Wordle beginning words or use our Wordle solver tool to find the answer easily!
