A quick glance at today’s Connections grid reveals lots of double-word entries with some single-word tiles thrown in. If you’re finding a lot of commonalities in their shapes, you’re on the right path. To make your job easier, we’ve come up with a few general hints to get you closer to the answers. If that doesn’t work, we’ll give you one word from each category, followed by the list of themes. Finally, at the end of the page, you will find the answers and their explanations. Here are all the hints, clues, and answers you need to solve the NYT Connections puzzle today (#1,150, August 4, 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 letters, 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
- CIGARETTE
- PEACE SIGN
- PIANO
- TAXI CAB
- CHEVRON
- UNICYCLE
- PIGEON
- POOL NOODLE
- SEWING MACHINE
- ANGLE BRACKET
- PRETZEL ROD
- BODEGA
- SUBWAY STATION
- FOAM ROLLER
- SWAN BOAT
- GOOSE FORMATION
Hints for NYT Connections (#1,150) August 4, 2026
Let’s get you started with some general, spoiler-free hints.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Shaped like a pipe.
- 🟢Green Group: Sights in The Big Apple.
- 🔵Blue Group: Use similar mechanisms to work.
- 🟣Purple Group: Same shape/pattern.
One Word Per Category (Contains Spoilers)
Can’t seem to find an in? We’ll give you one word from each category.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Cigarette.
- 🟢Green Group: Bodega.
- 🔵Blue Group: Piano.
- 🟣Purple Group: Angle Bracket.
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: Long Cylindrical Things.
- 🟢Green Group: Iconic NYC Sights.
- 🔵Blue Group: Things With Pedals.
- 🟣Purple Group: V-Shaped Things.
Answers to NYT Connections (#1,150) Today (August 4, 2026)
Close to waving the white flag? Fine, we’ll give you the answers.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Cigarette, Foam Roller, Pool Noodle, Pretzel Rod. (Long Cylindrical Things)
All of these things are shaped like a cylinder.
- 🟢Green Group: Bodega, Pigeon, Subway Station, Taxi Cab. (Iconic NYC Sights)
These are some of the popular sights associated with New York City.
- 🔵Blue Group: Piano, Sewing Machine, Swan Boat, Unicycle. (Things With Pedals)
These things need pedals to work.
- 🟣Purple Group: Angle Bracket, Chevron, Goose Formation, Peace Sign. (V-Shaped Things)
For the second time in today’s puzzle, the uniting theme among the entries is their shape.
Answers to yesterday’s puzzle (#1,149, August 3, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Alley, Backstreet, Byway, Lane. (Road Less Travelled)
- 🟢Green Group: Forest, Hunter, Mint, Sage. (Shades Of Green)
- 🔵Blue Group: Fly By, Myrrh, Nsync, Rhythm. (‘Y’ Is The Only Vowel)
- 🟣Purple Group: Bug Fix, Nag Champa, Needless, Tea Set. (Starting With Synonyms For ‘Pester’)
Answers to NYT Connections #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)
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How did other solvers do today?
NYT’s early testers rated today’s Connection puzzle 2.5 out of 5. This puts it in the medium difficulty level. Let us know how you fared in the comments!
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