What is the NYT Connections answer for August 30 (#1176)?

The four groups are EXERCISE FACILITIES (GYMNASIUM, HEALTH CLUB, REC CENTER, YMCA); WINE ACCESSORIES (AERATOR, CORKSCREW, DECANTER, STOPPER); BRANDS WITH BUNNY RABBIT MASCOTS (CADBURY, ENERGIZER, PLAYBOY, TRIX); WORDS ON AN OLD WEST WANTED POSTER (ALIAS, OUTLAW, REWARD, WANTED).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "WORDS ON AN OLD WEST WANTED POSTER" — 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.

Sunday, August 30, 2026#1176

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Sunday, August 30

DailyWordHints Editorial August 30

EXERCISE FACILITIES

Easiest

WINE ACCESSORIES

Easy

BRANDS WITH BUNNY RABBIT MASCOTS

Tricky

WORDS ON AN OLD WEST WANTED POSTER

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are EXERCISE FACILITIES (yellow), WINE ACCESSORIES (green), BRANDS WITH BUNNY RABBIT MASCOTS (blue), WORDS ON AN OLD WEST WANTED POSTER (purple).

REC CENTER

ALIAS

CORKSCREW

PLAYBOY

WANTED

STOPPER

ENERGIZER

REWARD

GYMNASIUM

CADBURY

AERATOR

YMCA

OUTLAW

HEALTH CLUB

TRIX

DECANTER

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 #1176, Sunday, August 30. 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 30 (#1176)?: The four groups are EXERCISE FACILITIES (GYMNASIUM, HEALTH CLUB, REC CENTER, YMCA); WINE ACCESSORIES (AERATOR, CORKSCREW, DECANTER, STOPPER); BRANDS WITH BUNNY RABBIT MASCOTS (CADBURY, ENERGIZER, PLAYBOY, TRIX); WORDS ON AN OLD WEST WANTED POSTER (ALIAS, OUTLAW, REWARD, WANTED).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "WORDS ON AN OLD WEST WANTED POSTER" — 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.