Looking for a different day?A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, August 5 (game #1151).Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.NYT Connections today (game #1152) - today's words(Image credit: New York Times)Today's NYT Connections words are… SWIMMING POOLTENNIS COURTFREEWAYHOCKEY RINKBARCLAYS CENTERCOLOSSEUMSUPERMARKETJACOB'S LADDERPANTHEONBOWLING ALLEYLINCOLN LOGSSPANISH STEPSALPHABETBLOCKSFISHING BOATTREVI FOUNTAINCUP-AND-BALLNYT Connections today (game #1152) - hint #1 - group hintsWhat are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?YELLOW: Things kids play withGREEN: Linked by something you must stay inBLUE: Well known tourist attractionsPURPLE: Linked by something you could get caught inNeed more clues? We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…NYT Connections today (game #1152) - hint #2 - group answersWhat are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?YELLOW: CLASSIC WOODEN TOYSGREEN: PLACES WITH LANESBLUE: ICONIC ROMAN LANDMARKSPURPLE: PLACES WITH NETSRight, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.NYT Connections today (game #1152) - the answers(Image credit: New York Times)The answers to today's Connections, game #1152, are…YELLOW: CLASSIC WOODEN TOYS: ALPHABET BLOCKS, CUP-AND-BALL, JACOB'S LADDER, LINCOLN LOGSGREEN: PLACES WITH LANES: BOWLING ALLEY, FREEWAY, SUPERMARKET, SWIMMING POOLBLUE: ICONIC ROMAN LANDMARKS: COLOSSEUM, PANTHEON, SPANISH STEPS, TREVI FOUNTAINPURPLE: PLACES WITH NETS: BARCLAYS CENTER, FISHING BOAT, HOCKEY RINK, TENNIS COURTMy rating: HardMy score: 2 mistakesI was utterly confused by today’s game, but somehow managed to get away with just two mistakes.The only thing I was certain of was that BARCLAYS CENTER is the home of the Brooklyn Nets, but this meager piece of knowledge didn’t help at all. First, I linked BOWLING ALLEY, SWIMMING POOL, HOCKEY RINK and TENNIS COURT thinking these were all amenities every town should have (they are right).Then after threading together ICONIC ROMAN LANDMARKS with the idea that they all sounded like historical tourist spots, I made another mistake linking ALPHABET BLOCKS, TENNIS COURT, BOWLING ALLEY and BARCLAYS CENTER — reasoning that they all described types of buildings.Somehow, shuffling around the various options got me over the line, but this really was a game I should have lost.Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, August 5, 2026, game #1151)YELLOW: NAVIGATE: DRIVE, MANEUVER, PILOT, STEERGREEN: JEANS BRANDS: DIESEL, GAP, LUCKY, WRANGLERBLUE: HOUSE STYLES: CAPE COD, MISSION, RANCH, TUDORPURPLE: WHAT "STOCK" MIGHT REFER TO: BROTH, CATTLE, INVESTMENT, MERCHANDISEWhat is NYT Connections?NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.