What is the NYT Connections answer for August 24 (#1170)?

The four groups are FISH (MULLET, PIKE, SOLE, TANG); PRINCIPAL (ARCH, CHIEF, MAIN, PRIME); PRO-WRESTLING LINGO (FACE, HEEL, JOBBER, KAYFABE); LETTER HOMOPHONE PLUS TENNIS TERM (BESET, DESERVE, EX-LOVE, EYELET).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "LETTER HOMOPHONE PLUS TENNIS TERM" — 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.

Monday, August 24, 2026#1170

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Monday, August 24

DailyWordHints Editorial August 24

FISH

Easiest

PRINCIPAL

Easy

PRO-WRESTLING LINGO

Tricky

LETTER HOMOPHONE PLUS TENNIS TERM

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are FISH (yellow), PRINCIPAL (green), PRO-WRESTLING LINGO (blue), LETTER HOMOPHONE PLUS TENNIS TERM (purple).

SOLE

DESERVE

MAIN

EYELET

HEEL

PRIME

EX-LOVE

ARCH

MULLET

KAYFABE

BESET

PIKE

FACE

TANG

CHIEF

JOBBER

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 #1170, Monday, August 24. 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 24 (#1170)?: The four groups are FISH (MULLET, PIKE, SOLE, TANG); PRINCIPAL (ARCH, CHIEF, MAIN, PRIME); PRO-WRESTLING LINGO (FACE, HEEL, JOBBER, KAYFABE); LETTER HOMOPHONE PLUS TENNIS TERM (BESET, DESERVE, EX-LOVE, EYELET).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "LETTER HOMOPHONE PLUS TENNIS TERM" — 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.