NYT ‘Connections’ August 21: Clues and Answers for Game [Video]

Happy hump day, Connections players! Newsweek is back with another round of hints and solutions for today’s puzzle from The New York Times.

Following the widespread success of Wordle—a word-based game that captured the hearts of millions, and that the Times bought in early 2022—the newspaper introduced Connections in 2023.

The game has quickly become a favorite among brainteaser enthusiasts, with fans across the globe eagerly sharing their daily progress and strategies on social media.

Wednesday’s answers are at the end of this article, so scroll with caution if you’d like to solve the puzzle yourself.

How to Play ‘Connections’

Connections tasks players with grouping 16 words into four categories based on association.

Each category is named after a color, which also signifies its difficulty. Yellow is the easiest category, followed by green, blue and purple. If a player guesses incorrect groups of words four times, the game ends, and they are defeated. …