New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #436…

Connections has another puzzle today that features sixteen difficult words that need to go into four secret categories. Without any clues, you will need to figure where each word goes without making more than three mistakes.

If that seems too challenging for you, you can find tons of helpful clues in the guide below. It is designed to help you as little or as much as you like, giving you everything from general hints to the full answer to the puzzle. No matter what you need to solve this minimalist puzzle game, you can find it here.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #436 for August 20, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Cat, Crank, Blow, Pop, Lion, Grinch, Wind, Turtle, Crab, Reel, Draft, Ram, Puff, Bull, Turn, and Gust.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you are familiar with the rules of how to play Connections, you know that those four mistakes you get can run out fast. Here are some helpful clues to get you closer to the answer before you run out.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this challenging puzzle game:

1. None of the categories are about chocolates or candy.

2. Wind and Gust don't go in the same category, but you are on the right track.

3. Turtle and Pop go in the same category.

Here is a hint for the yellow/straightforward answer: Fast-moving air.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Rush of Wind.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Rush of Wind.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Blow, Draft, Gust, and Puff.

Here is a hint for the green/medium difficulty answer: Spin! Round and round.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Rotate.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Rotate.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Crank, Reel, Turn, and Wind.

Here is a hint for the blue/difficult answer for this innovative puzzle game: Other things you could put into this category - Scale, Virgin, Twin.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Zodiac Symbols.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Zodiac Symbols.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bull, Crab, Lion, and Ram.

Here is a hint for the purple/tricky answer: Horton, who is famous for hearing a who, is one of these.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Dr. Seuss Title Figures.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Dr. Seuss Title Figures.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Cat, Grinch, Pop, and Turtle.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #436 for August 20, 2024

If you just want to see the complete answer to this iPhone-friendly puzzle game, this is the right place. The section below has the full answer, including the categories and all the words that go in them.

Yellow - Rush of Wind: Blow, Draft, Gust, Puff
Green - Rotate: Crank, Reel, Turn, Wind
Blue - Zodiac Symbols: Bull, Crab, Lion, Ram
Purple - Dr. Seuss Title Figures: Cat, Grinch, Pop, Turtle