NYT Connections Game #1148 Hints, Word List, and Answers for Aug. 2
NYT Connections refreshes every day at midnight in your time zone, so while some players are working today’s puzzle, others are finishing up yesterday’s. For today’s round (game #1148), here are the word list, category hints, and the final solutions—so you can keep your streak moving.
NYT Connections today (game #1148) word list
- LIKE
- AIRPLANE
- VIA
- FLAX
- À LA
- SO
- BY
- DARK
- PER
- LORD
- WELL
- ASEA
- THROUGH
- BEAST
- OLGA
- ACTUALLY
Hint #1: Category clues to look for (group hints)
- YELLOW: Meaningless meaning
- GREEN: How to get threre
- BLUE: A type of thing different to the main thing
- PURPLE: Abbreviations for baggage handlers
Hint #2: The category answers (group answers)
- YELLOW: FILLER WORDS
- GREEN: BY MEANS OF
- BLUE: MODE
- PURPLE: U.S. AIRPORT CODES PLUS STARTING LETTER
NYT Connections today (game #1148) — full solutions
- YELLOW (FILLER WORDS): ACTUALLY, LIKE, SO, WELL
- GREEN (BY MEANS OF): BY, PER, THROUGH, VIA
- BLUE (MODE): AIRPLANE, BEAST, DARK, À LA
- PURPLE (U.S. AIRPORT CODES PLUS STARTING LETTER): ASEA, FLAX, LORD, OLGA
Quick reminders for solving Connections
- The game challenges you to group items into sets of four that share a common theme.
- Difficulty colors: green is easy, yellow is a bit harder, blue is often tougher, and purple is usually the most difficult.
- You can make up to four mistakes.
- If you’re stuck at the end, the final category can be solved by elimination.
