What is the NYT Connections answer for August 26 (#1172)?

The four groups are "THERE YOU HAVE IT!" (BEHOLD, PRESTO, SHAZAM, VOILÀ); KNACK (FORTE, GIFT, STRENGTH, TALENT); WHAT "P" MIGHT STAND FOR (PAGE, PARK, PHOSPHORUS, PIANO); KEY ___ (CHAIN, LARGO, LIME, SIGNATURE).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "KEY ___" — 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.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026#1172

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Wednesday, August 26

DailyWordHints Editorial August 26

"THERE YOU HAVE IT!"

Easiest

KNACK

Easy

WHAT "P" MIGHT STAND FOR

Tricky

KEY ___

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are "THERE YOU HAVE IT!" (yellow), KNACK (green), WHAT "P" MIGHT STAND FOR (blue), KEY ___ (purple).

PARK

LIME

PIANO

FORTE

LARGO

PRESTO

SIGNATURE

PAGE

GIFT

PHOSPHORUS

BEHOLD

CHAIN

VOILÀ

TALENT

SHAZAM

STRENGTH

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 #1172, Wednesday, August 26. 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 26 (#1172)?: The four groups are "THERE YOU HAVE IT!" (BEHOLD, PRESTO, SHAZAM, VOILÀ); KNACK (FORTE, GIFT, STRENGTH, TALENT); WHAT "P" MIGHT STAND FOR (PAGE, PARK, PHOSPHORUS, PIANO); KEY ___ (CHAIN, LARGO, LIME, SIGNATURE).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "KEY ___" — 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.