If today’s New York Times Connections grid has you burning through your mistakes, you are not alone. Puzzle #1174 features some heavy misdirection, with several words seemingly fitting into a greeting or time 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 Night and Morning look like they belong in a time-related group, while Rest Easy and Sleep Tight could easily be sorted as advice or general phrases. Committing to those wrong groups early will cost you chances.
We recommend checking how each word functions across different contexts first. Separating literal meanings from specific phrases and wordplay will make the remaining words much easier to sort.
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): Common phrases said when saying goodnight.
- 🟩 Green Group Hint (Medium): Words that read the same forward and backward.
- 🟦 Blue Group Hint (Hard): Terms used as modern suffixes or additions to existing words.
- 🟪 Purple Group Hint (Tricky): Each word follows “Top of the” to make a common phrase.
Stuck on one word? If you have Top Spot, think palindrome rather than ranking. It belongs to the Green group today!
⚠️ Spoiler Warning: The full answers are listed below. If you still want to solve the grid yourself using the clues above, do not scroll down.
NYT Connections Answers Today for August 28, 2026, Friday Puzzle #1174
Here are the completed categories and groupings for today’s puzzle:
🟨 Yellow Group: BEDTIME PARTING WORDS
- Night
- Rest Easy
- Sleep Tight
- Sweet Dreams
🟩 Green Group: PALINDROMES
- Mom
- Noon
- Sis
- Top Spot
🟦 Blue Group: MODERN ADD-ONS / COMBINING FORMS
- Bro
- Coded
- Era
- Maxxing
🟪 Purple Group: TOP OF THE _
- Hour
- Line
- Morning
- Pops
Yesterday’s Answer
This is yesterday’s NYT Connections answer for August 27, 2026, Puzzle #1173.
🟨 Yellow Group: ELECTRIC THINGS
🟩 Green Group: MOVED TO TEARS
🟦 Blue Group: SHADES OF GRAY
🟪 Purple Group: MUSIC GENRE PLUS STARTING LETTER
For a complete list, visit our Connections archive.
Try Today’s Other NYT Games Solutions
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