If today’s New York Times Connections grid has you burning through your mistakes, you are not alone. Puzzle #1152 features some heavy misdirection, with several words seemingly fitting into a medical or sports theme before pulling the rug out from under you.

Below are strategic, spoiler-free hints to help you group today’s words on your own, followed by the exact categories and answers at the bottom of the page.

Today’s Connections Strategy & Commentary

Watch out for the red herrings today. At first glance, words like Bowling Alley and Swimming Pool look like an obvious match for a recreation theme, but committing to that group early will cost you lives. We recommend thinking about the shared feature each group has rather than where you might find them, as separating the shared trait from the obvious setting will make the remaining 12 words significantly easier to manage.

Connections Hints Today: Category Clues

If you just need a nudge to get your brain moving in the right direction, here are clues for the four color-coded groups:

🟨 Yellow Group Hint (Easiest): Traditional playthings made primarily from wood.
🟩 Green Group Hint (Medium): Places or venues that feature lanes as a key part of their layout.
🟦 Blue Group Hint (Hard): Famous historic sites located in or near Rome, Italy.
🟪 Purple Group Hint (Tricky): Locations or structures that feature nets as part of their design or purpose.

Stuck on one word? If you have Barclays Center, think beyond the building itself to what sport is played there. It might belong to the trickier Purple group today!

⚠️Spoiler Warning: Beyond this point lies the full solution for Puzzle #1152. If you still want to solve the grid yourself using the clues above, do not scroll down.

NYT Connections Answers Today: Thursday, August 6, 2026

Here are the completed categories and groupings for today’s puzzle:

🟨 Yellow Group: Classic Wooden Toys

Alphabet Blocks
Cup-And-Ball
Jacob’s Ladder
Lincoln Logs

🟩 Green Group: Places With Lanes

Bowling Alley
Freeway
Supermarket
Swimming Pool

🟦 Blue Group: Iconic Roman Landmarks

Colosseum
Pantheon
Spanish Steps
Trevi Fountains

🟪 Purple Group: Places With Nets

Barclays Center
Fishing Boat
Hockey Rink
Tennis Court

Previous Answer

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NYT Connections Hints & Answers Today: August 6, 2026 (Puzzle #1152)