NYT Connections Answer — August 10, 2026
Puzzle #1156 · 16 words, 4 groups
Here is the full solution to the NYT Connections puzzle for Monday, August 10, 2026 (#1156). The 16-word board is below, followed by all four groups — in difficulty order from yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest). Answers stay hidden until you tap Reveal, so you can peek at the board first.
Today's board
BILLY GOAT
BALANCE DUE
WILLY-NILLY
MAIL DELIVERY
BILL TO
HELTER-SKELTER
WILL CALL
THE DEVIL
DOCTOR STRANGE
ORDER NUMBER
ANY OLD HOW
MOBILE TICKET
UNIT PRICE
COLONEL SANDERS
PRINT-AT-HOME
AT RANDOM
The four groups
Yellow · StraightforwardHAPHAZARDLY
ANY OLD HOW, AT RANDOM, HELTER-SKELTER, WILLY-NILLY
Green · ModerateWAYS TO RECEIVE EVENT TICKETS
MAIL DELIVERY, MOBILE TICKET, PRINT-AT-HOME, WILL CALL
Blue · TrickySECTIONS ON AN INVOICE
BALANCE DUE, BILL TO, ORDER NUMBER, UNIT PRICE
Purple · TrickiestFAMOUS GOATEES
BILLY GOAT, COLONEL SANDERS, DOCTOR STRANGE, THE DEVIL
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How Connections works
NYT Connections gives you a grid of 16 words. Your goal is to sort them into four groups of four, where each group shares a hidden connection. The groups are colour-coded by difficulty: yellow is the most straightforward, then green and blue, and purple is usually the trickiest — often a wordplay or category twist. You get four mistakes before the game ends, and words that could fit more than one group are the classic traps.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are today's Connections answers?
Tap Reveal the 4 groups above to see all four categories and their words for #1156, in difficulty order from yellow to purple.
What do the colours mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, followed by green and blue, and purple is the hardest — usually the one with a twist or wordplay.
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