According to early testers, today’s Connections puzzle is one of the hardest to ever be published. Luckily, you’ve got us to help you solve it. To start you off, we’ll give you some general hints to nudge you in the direction of the answers. Then, we’ll give you one word from each category, followed by the list of themes. Then, we’ll reveal the answers along with their explanations. Here are all the hints, clues, and answers you need to solve today’s NYT Connections (#1,149, August 3, 2026).
Read Also: Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G pricing, specifications revealed ahead of the launch
In This Article
What is Connections?
The New York Times has a thriving online word game section, with Connections being the second-most-played title behind the crown jewel, Wordle. The rules of this game are simple – you need to find 4 groups comprising 4 words each in a 16-word grid. The words in each group are united by a common theme. The Yellow group is the easiest one to spot, followed by Green, Blue, and Purple (toughest). Sometimes, there are red herrings and misdirects in the grid to throw you off your game, so don’t take your thinking cap off at any time! Ready to lock in? You can play Connections in the NYT Games app or on the NYT website.
Here’s your grid for today
- NEEDLESS
- MYRHH
- BACKSTREET
- TEA SET
- NSYNC
- SAGE
- FLY BY
- NAG CHAMPA
- MINT
- BYWAY
- BUG FIX
- RHYTHM
- FOREST
- LANE
- HUNTER
- ALLEY
Hints for NYT Connections (#1,149) August 3, 2026
Let’s get you started with some general, spoiler-free hints.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Path or passage other than the main route.
- 🟢Green Group: Descriptor words for different hues of a particular colour.
- 🔵Blue Group: Take a closer look at the vowels.
- 🟣Purple Group: Starting with words that mean ‘bother’.
One Word Per Category (Contains Spoilers)
Can’t seem to find an in? We’ll give you one word from each category.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Alley.
- 🟢Green Group: Forest.
- 🔵Blue Group: Fly by.
- 🟣Purple Group: Bug fix.
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: Road Less Travelled.
- 🟢Green Group: Shades Of Green.
- 🔵Blue Group: ‘Y’ Is The Only Vowel.
- 🟣Purple Group: Starting With Synonyms For ‘Pester’.
Answers to NYT Connections (#1,149) Today (August 3, 2026)
Close to waving the white flag? Fine, we’ll give you the answers.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Alley, Backstreet, Byway, Lane. (Road Less Travelled)
These paths are offshoots of the main street or run secondary to it.
- 🟢Green Group: Forest, Hunter, Mint, Sage. (Shades Of Green)
Forest green, Hunter green, Mint green, and Sage green are all different hues of the colour green.
- 🔵Blue Group: Fly By, Myrrh, Nsync, Rhythm. (‘Y’ Is The Only Vowel)
This one is pretty self-explanatory. Y is the only vowel in all of these words.
- 🟣Purple Group: Bug Fix, Nag Champa, Needless, Tea Set. (Starting With Synonyms For ‘Pester’)
Bug fix (Bug), Nag champa (Nag), Needless (Needle), Tea set (Tease).
Answers to yesterday’s puzzle (#1,148, August 2, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Actually, Like, So, Well. (Filler Words)
- 🟢Green Group: By, Per, Through, Via. (By Means Of)
- 🔵Blue Group: Airplane, Beast, Dark, À la. (___ Mode)
- 🟣Purple Group: Asea, Flax, Lord, Olga. (U.S. Airport Codes Plus Starting Letter)
Answers to NYT Connections #1,147 (August 1, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Comforter, Sham, Sheet, Throw. (Bedding)
- 🟢Green Group: Bale, Jordan, Phoenix, Waltz. (Oscar-Winning Actors Since 2010)
- 🔵Blue Group: Bore, Countersink, Drill, Ream. (Perform Some Hole Machining Operations)
- 🟣Purple Group: Boulevard, Bundle, Loafer, Rolls-Royce. (Starting With Bread Shapes)
Answers to NYT Connections #1,146 (July 31, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Fashion, Model, Mold, Shape. (Construct)
- 🟢Green Group: Dinosaur, Mushroom, Plumber, Princess. (Super Mario Figures)
- 🔵Blue Group: Dapple, Jdate, Slime, Spear. (Fruits Plus Starting Letter)
- 🟣Purple Group: Cheerios, Fungus, Gleek, Joystick. (Starting With Merriments)
How did other solvers do today?
NYT’s early testers rated today’s Connection puzzle 4.3 out of 5. This puts it in the hard difficulty level. Let us know how you fared in the comments!
.){kind=link}