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 8.
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 – I mean, swimming pools are for jumping right?
- Green Category – Some things you need to repeat
- Blue Category – Some things are central
- Purple Category – A common word comes after all of these
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 – SPLASHY WAYS TO ENTER A POOL
- Green – REITERATE
- Blue – MAINSTAY
- Purple – _ _ _ RADIO
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 8)
Are you still stuck with the Connections puzzle? In that case, the answers to today’s Connections are:
- SPLASHY WAYS TO ENTER A POOL – Backflip, Bellyflop, Cannonball, Jackknife
- REITERATE – Echo, Parrot, Quote, Repeat
- MAINSTAY – Anchor, Backbone, Cornerstone, Pillar
- _ _ _ RADIO – Ham, Pirate, Satellite, Talk
The NYT Connections puzzle for August 8 dabbled into swimming pools and Radios alike. I began by solving the Yellow category and even though I don’t know how to swim got these terms immediately.
The Blue category came earlier with words like Anchor and Backbone making immediate sense. The rest were very easy to figure out anyway.
I solved the Green category almost instantly given its choice of very easy words. With only four words left, I got them all together to get the Purple category and the NYT Connections for August 8.
Yesterday’s Connections Answer
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How was your experience with Connections today? Where did you get stuck if you did? Let us know in the comments below.
