What is the NYT Connections answer for August 6 (#1152)?

The four groups are CLASSIC WOODEN TOYS (ALPHABET BLOCKS, CUP-AND-BALL, JACOB'S LADDER, LINCOLN LOGS); PLACES WITH LANES (BOWLING ALLEY, FREEWAY, SUPERMARKET, SWIMMING POOL); ICONIC ROMAN LANDMARKS (COLOSSEUM, PANTHEON, SPANISH STEPS, TREVI FOUNTAIN); PLACES WITH NETS (BARCLAYS CENTER, FISHING BOAT, HOCKEY RINK, TENNIS COURT).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "PLACES WITH NETS" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.

Thursday, August 6, 2026#1152

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Thursday, August 6

DailyWordHints Editorial August 6

CLASSIC WOODEN TOYS

Easiest

PLACES WITH LANES

Easy

ICONIC ROMAN LANDMARKS

Tricky

PLACES WITH NETS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are CLASSIC WOODEN TOYS (yellow), PLACES WITH LANES (green), ICONIC ROMAN LANDMARKS (blue), PLACES WITH NETS (purple).

SWIMMING POOL

TENNIS COURT

FREEWAY

HOCKEY RINK

BARCLAYS CENTER

COLOSSEUM

SUPERMARKET

JACOB'S LADDER

PANTHEON

BOWLING ALLEY

LINCOLN LOGS

SPANISH STEPS

ALPHABET BLOCKS

FISHING BOAT

TREVI FOUNTAIN

CUP-AND-BALL

Hints by group

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

Full answers below

Today’s answers

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

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Today's Connections hints (no answers yet)

Here are spoiler-free nudges for NYT Connections #1152, Thursday, August 6. Reveal one color at a time and work from the easiest group (yellow) to the trickiest (purple).

How to use these hints

Each clue is written so it never names any of the sixteen words — it just points you in the right direction. Open the full answer only once you're truly stuck.

Strategy for solving today's grid

Lock in the group you're most confident about first to shrink the board, but resist the obvious four-of-a-kind — the puzzle almost always plants a word that fits two themes. Save the purple group for last; it usually hides the wordplay twist.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for August 6 (#1152)?: The four groups are CLASSIC WOODEN TOYS (ALPHABET BLOCKS, CUP-AND-BALL, JACOB'S LADDER, LINCOLN LOGS); PLACES WITH LANES (BOWLING ALLEY, FREEWAY, SUPERMARKET, SWIMMING POOL); ICONIC ROMAN LANDMARKS (COLOSSEUM, PANTHEON, SPANISH STEPS, TREVI FOUNTAIN); PLACES WITH NETS (BARCLAYS CENTER, FISHING BOAT, HOCKEY RINK, TENNIS COURT).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "PLACES WITH NETS" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.
What do the Connections colors mean?: Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.