Connections is a New York Times puzzle game where players have to figure out “connections” between various words and arrange them into groups of four. To help you out, we decided to break down all the categories and answers for the Connections puzzle for August 16.
What is “Connections”?
NYT’s ‘Connections’ is a puzzle game that’s all the hype on social media these days. You will find people solving and sharing their successes and failures on platforms like X (formerly Twitter), and more. The game is managed by Wyna Liu, NYT’s associate puzzle editor. Connections gives players 16 random words that must be divided into categories they don’t know.
What Are Today’s Connections Hints?
Let’s begin with some quick hints for today’s Connections themes. Check them out and see if you can guess any.
- Yellow Category – Some things are just average
- Green Category – The United States has 50 of these
- Blue Category – You wear these on your feet
- Purple Category – These things follow similar directions
We wish we could go into more detail here, but these hints are the best we can share. However, if you still can’t find them, read on to get 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 – MEH
- Green – U.S STATE ABBREVIATIONS
- Blue – KINDS OF BOOTS
- Purple – THINGS THAT GO UP AND DOWN
While you are here, you should also check out the hints and answers for today’s NYT Strands as well as today’s Wordle.
We hope you can guess the words under each category now. However, If you still cannot and need more help, keep reading.
Answers for Today’s Connections Game (August 16)
Are you still stuck with the Connections puzzle? In that case, the answers to today’s Connections are:
- MEH – Average, Fair, OK, So-So
- U.S STATE ABBREVIATIONS – Hi, Ma, Or, Pa
- KINDS OF BOOTS – Ankle, Cowboy, Go-Go, THIGH-HIGH
- THINGS THAT GO UP AND DOWN – Elevator, Sun, Tide, Yo-Yo
The NYT Connections puzzle for August 16 really loved its abbreviations which made things all the more confusing. So we do hope our NYT Connections hints and answers help you solve the puzzle for today!
Yesterday’s Connections Answer
Have you accidentally stumbled on here? Looking for Connections hints and answers for August 15? Get familiar with the puzzle and solve NYT Connections easily!
How was your experience with Connections today? Where did you get stuck if you did? Let us know in the comments below.
