Connections #1163 Answers – August 17, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1163 on Monday, August 17, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BIRDIECATTLEDOGIEDOLLYFISHEYEFORMULAFUNCTIONHUDDLEJOHNNYMACROMEETPATSYSCRIPTTEAMSWILLIEZOOM
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
HUDDLE belongs to this group.
Green
FORMULA belongs to this group.
Blue
DOLLY belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BIRDIE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
VIDEO CALL PLATFORMS
Green category
SPREADSHEET FEATURES
Blue category
FIRST NAMES OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS
Purple (hardest) category
STARTING WITH PETS
Connections #1163 answers
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VIDEO CALL PLATFORMSHUDDLE, MEET, TEAMS, ZOOM
SPREADSHEET FEATURESFORMULA, FUNCTION, MACRO, SCRIPT
FIRST NAMES OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDSDOLLY, JOHNNY, PATSY, WILLIE
STARTING WITH PETSBIRDIE, CATTLE, DOGIE, FISHEYE
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What are the Connections answers for August 17, 2026?
VIDEO CALL PLATFORMS: HUDDLE, MEET, TEAMS, ZOOM. SPREADSHEET FEATURES: FORMULA, FUNCTION, MACRO, SCRIPT. FIRST NAMES OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS: DOLLY, JOHNNY, PATSY, WILLIE. STARTING WITH PETS: BIRDIE, CATTLE, DOGIE, FISHEYE.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.