What is the NYT Connections answer for August 13 (#1159)?

The four groups are PERSEVERE (CARRY ON, CONTINUE, MAKE IT, PERSIST); MOVE SLOWLY (UP TO) (CREEP, EASE, EDGE, INCH); AIRLINE STATUS PERKS (CHECKED BAGS, LOUNGE, MILES, UPGRADE); "COLD" THINGS, IN IDIOMS (COMFORT, FEET, SHOULDER, TURKEY).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — ""COLD" THINGS, IN IDIOMS" — 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 13, 2026#1159

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Thursday, August 13

DailyWordHints Editorial August 13

PERSEVERE

Easiest

MOVE SLOWLY (UP TO)

Easy

AIRLINE STATUS PERKS

Tricky

"COLD" THINGS, IN IDIOMS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are PERSEVERE (yellow), MOVE SLOWLY (UP TO) (green), AIRLINE STATUS PERKS (blue), "COLD" THINGS, IN IDIOMS (purple).

COMFORT

EASE

SHOULDER

INCH

MILES

CARRY ON

FEET

CHECKED BAGS

CREEP

TURKEY

UPGRADE

MAKE IT

PERSIST

EDGE

LOUNGE

CONTINUE

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 #1159, Thursday, August 13. 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 13 (#1159)?: The four groups are PERSEVERE (CARRY ON, CONTINUE, MAKE IT, PERSIST); MOVE SLOWLY (UP TO) (CREEP, EASE, EDGE, INCH); AIRLINE STATUS PERKS (CHECKED BAGS, LOUNGE, MILES, UPGRADE); "COLD" THINGS, IN IDIOMS (COMFORT, FEET, SHOULDER, TURKEY).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — ""COLD" THINGS, IN IDIOMS" — 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.