Connections Hint and Answers for Thursday, August 20, 2026
Thursday, August 20, 2026/puzzle #1166 · four groups
Hints and full answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle on Thursday, August 20, 2026. The four category names come first, because knowing what the groups are is usually all it takes — the sixteen words and which group each belongs to are below that, once you want them.
Hints before the answers
- There are four groups of four, and 4 category names are known.
- Group 1 starts with the letters D, H, M, W.
- Group 2 starts with the letters A, S, S, T.
- Group 3 starts with the letters A, C, C, O.
The four categories
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- DIAVOLA
- HAWAIIAN
- MEAT LOVERS
- WHITE
- ATOMIC
- SERIAL
- SOCIAL SECURITY
- TELEPHONE
- APOSTROPHE
- CEDILLA
- COMMA
- OKINA
- DRAGONFLY
- OXFORD
- PIGMENT
- RATCHET
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What is the Connections hint for Thursday, August 20, 2026?
The four categories are KINDS OF PIZZA, KINDS OF NUMBERS, SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKS, STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS.
What do the Connections colours mean?
Yellow is the most straightforward group and purple the trickiest, with green and blue in between. The colours are only revealed as you solve, so they are a difficulty ranking rather than a clue.
What are the Connections answers for Thursday, August 20, 2026?
KINDS OF PIZZA: DIAVOLA, HAWAIIAN, MEAT LOVERS, WHITE. KINDS OF NUMBERS: ATOMIC, SERIAL, SOCIAL SECURITY, TELEPHONE. SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKS: APOSTROPHE, CEDILLA, COMMA, OKINA. STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS: DRAGONFLY, OXFORD, PIGMENT, RATCHET