New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #432 August 16, 2024

Connections is back with another of its daily word puzzles. This game is well-known for its difficult collection of words that require being sorted into the correct mystery groupings. Since you only get a few guesses, it can be hard to complete one alone.

If you are stuck in this relaxing puzzle game, you can find all the help you need below. Each section of this article has helpful items like general hints, category clues, spoilers, and more. Whatever you need to solve it can be found here.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #432 for August 16, 2024

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Ok, Cowboy, Ankle, Sun, Hi, Tide, Yo-Yo, Ma, Fair, Go-Go, So-So, Or, and Thigh-High.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

These hints are designed for those who already know how to play Connections, but they just need help with the August 16th puzzle. In each section below, you can find a different, marked, covered up clue to help you get closer to the answer.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of the categories are about hyphenated words.

2. None of these categories are about socks, but one is about footwear.

3. Sun and Yo-Yo go in the same category.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this
innovative puzzle game
:
It’s fine, I guess.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Meh.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Meh.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Average, Fair, Okay, So-So.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:
These are all short for something.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
U.S. State Abbreviations.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
U.S. State Abbreviations.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Hi, Ma, Or, Pa.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:
Specific types of footwear.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Kinds of Boots.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Kinds of Boots.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Ankle, Cowboy, Go-Go, Thigh-High.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this
challenging puzzle game
:
Other things you could put into this group: Seesaw, Pogo Stick, Moon.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Things That Go Up And Down.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Things That Go Up And Down.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Elevator, Sun, Tide, Yo-Yo.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #432 for August 16, 2024

The solution to the Connections from the New York Times Games is in the expandable section below. Press the Read More button to see all the categories and the words that go inside them.

• Yellow – Meh
  : Average, Fair, Okay, So-So
• Green – U.S. State Abbreviations
  : Hi, Ma, Or, Pa
• Blue – Kinds of Boots
  : Ankle, Cowboy, Go-Go, Thigh-High
• Purple – Things That Go Up And Down
  : Elevator, Sun, Tide, Yo-Yo

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Connections website available on almost any device with a browser.

Connections

Systems

Platform(s)

Web Browser , Mobile

Released

June 12, 2023

Developer(s)

The New York Times Company

Publisher(s)

The New York Times Company

ESRB

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