What is the NYT Connections answer for August 14 (#1160)?

The four groups are BLACK-AND-YELLOW (BUMBLEBEE, CAUTION TAPE, CHARLIE BROWN, WOLVERINE); PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYS (BUBBLE, ECHO CHAMBER, HIVEMIND, SILO); COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLS (BRISTOL BOARD, DIP PEN, INDIA INK, STRAIGHTEDGE); TRIANGLE LOGOS (BASS ALE, CITGO, DELTA AIRLINES, GOOGLE DRIVE).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "TRIANGLE LOGOS" — 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.

Friday, August 14, 2026#1160

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Friday, August 14

DailyWordHints Editorial August 14

BLACK-AND-YELLOW

Easiest

PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYS

Easy

COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLS

Tricky

TRIANGLE LOGOS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are BLACK-AND-YELLOW (yellow), PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYS (green), COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLS (blue), TRIANGLE LOGOS (purple).

BUMBLEBEE

BUBBLE

BASS ALE

CHARLIE BROWN

DELTA AIRLINES

STRAIGHTEDGE

ECHO CHAMBER

CITGO

CAUTION TAPE

GOOGLE DRIVE

INDIA INK

SILO

DIP PEN

WOLVERINE

HIVEMIND

BRISTOL BOARD

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 #1160, Friday, August 14. 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 14 (#1160)?: The four groups are BLACK-AND-YELLOW (BUMBLEBEE, CAUTION TAPE, CHARLIE BROWN, WOLVERINE); PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYS (BUBBLE, ECHO CHAMBER, HIVEMIND, SILO); COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLS (BRISTOL BOARD, DIP PEN, INDIA INK, STRAIGHTEDGE); TRIANGLE LOGOS (BASS ALE, CITGO, DELTA AIRLINES, GOOGLE DRIVE).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "TRIANGLE LOGOS" — 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.