Today’s Connections puzzle is an easy solve, but there’s one catch involved. There are some words in the grid that go along with multiple groups. If you don’t exercise caution, you will exhaust all your attempts without solving the puzzle. We recommend taking a look at the hints we’ve curated for you. These clues don’t give away any spoilers; instead, they nudge you in the direction of the answers. If you’re on your last attempt, you can skip all the hints and go directly to the answers. So, without further ado, here are all the hints, clues, and answers to today’s NYT Connections (#1,159, August 13, 2026)
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What is Connections?
Connections is one of the most popular word games from The New York Times, only trailing behind Wordle. The rules of the game are simple. You are presented with a 16-word grid where you’re supposed to find the entries that share something in common. There are a total of 4 groups, each consisting of 4 words, that you must find. The Yellow group is the easiest to spot, followed by Green, Blue, and Purple. Sometimes, there are a couple of red herrings to throw you off and make the puzzle more interesting. You can play Connections in the NYT Games app or on the NYT website.
Here’s your grid for today
- COMFORT
- EASE
- SHOULDER
- INCH
- MILES
- CARRY ON
- FEET
- CHECKED BAGS
- CREEP
- TURKEY
- UPGRADE
- MAKE IT
- PERSIST
- EDGE
- LOUNGE
- CONTINUE
Hints for NYT Connections (#1,159) August 13, 2026
Let’s get you started with some general, spoiler-free hints.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Endure. Keep going.
- 🟢Green Group: Gradually approach something.
- 🔵Blue Group: What you get when you book a plane ticket.
- 🟣Purple Group: Used with another word that’s the opposite of ‘hot’.
One Word Per Category (Contains Spoilers)
Can’t seem to find an in? We’ll give you one word from each category.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Carry On.
- 🟢Green Group: Creep.
- 🔵Blue Group: Checked Bags.
- 🟣Purple Group: Comfort.
List of Themes (Major Spoilers)
Maybe getting to know the common themes among the words will help you spot them faster. Here are all the categories for today.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Persevere.
- 🟢Green Group: Move Slowly (Up To).
- 🔵Blue Group: Airline Status Perks.
- 🟣Purple Group: “Cold” Things, In Idioms.
Answers to NYT Connections (#1,159) Today (August 13, 2026)
Close to waving the white flag? Fine, we’ll give you the answers.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Carry On, Continue, Make It, Persist. (Persevere)
The act of persevering towards a set goal can be described by using these words.
- 🟢Green Group: Creep, Ease, Edge, Inch. (Move Slowly (Up To))
These words are used while describing the action of slowly moving towards something.
- 🔵Blue Group: Checked Bags, Lounge, Miles, Upgrade. (Airline Status Perks)
You get these benefits whenever you book a plane ticket. ‘Miles’ may have confused some players as a unit of measurement along with feet and inches.
- 🟣Purple Group: Comfort, Feet, Shoulder, Turkey. (“Cold” Things, In Idioms)
Cold comfort – Receive little to no consolation. Cold feet – Sudden fear before a big event. Cold shoulder – Intentionally ignore someone. Cold turkey – Quit something immediately.
Answers to yesterday’s puzzle (#1,158, August 12, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Foster, Harbor, Maintain, Nurse. (Hold Onto, As A Feeling)
- 🟢Green Group: Bull, Green, Poison Dart, Tree. (Kinds Of Frogs)
- 🔵Blue Group: Benes, Bing, Lemon, Scott. (NBC Sitcom Surnames)
- 🟣Purple Group: Fine Print, Goodbye, Great White, Okayama. (Starting With Affirmative Responses)
Answers to NYT Connections #1,157 (August 11, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Done, Sunk, Through, Toast. (Doomed)
- 🟢Green Group: BET, Bravo, History, USA. (Basic Cable Channels)
- 🔵Blue Group: Going, Once, Sold, Twice. (Words In An Auctioneer’s Chant)
- 🟣Purple Group: Aye, Hare, Knows, Tung. (Homophones Of Facial Features)
Answers to NYT Connections #1,155 (August 10, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Any Old How, At Random, Helter-Skelter, Willy Nilly. (Haphazardly)
- 🟢Green Group: Mail Delivery, Mobile Ticket, Print-At-Home, Will Call. (Ways To Receive Event Tickets)
- 🔵Blue Group: Balance Due, Bill To, Order Number, Unit Price. (Sections On An Invoice)
- 🟣Purple Group: Billy Goat, Colonel Sanders, Doctor Strange, The Devil. (Famous Goatees)
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How did other solvers do today?
NYT’s early testers rated today’s Connection puzzle 1.8 out of 5. This puts it in the easy difficulty level. Let us know how you fared in the comments!
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