Connections #1166 Answers – August 20, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1166 on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
APOSTROPHEATOMICCEDILLACOMMADIAVOLADRAGONFLYHAWAIIANMEAT LOVERSOKINAOXFORDPIGMENTRATCHETSERIALSOCIAL SECURITYTELEPHONEWHITE
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
DIAVOLA belongs to this group.
Green
ATOMIC belongs to this group.
Blue
APOSTROPHE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
DRAGONFLY belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
KINDS OF PIZZA
Green category
KINDS OF NUMBERS
Blue category
SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKS
Purple (hardest) category
STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS
Connections #1166 answers
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KINDS OF PIZZADIAVOLA, HAWAIIAN, MEAT LOVERS, WHITE
KINDS OF NUMBERSATOMIC, SERIAL, SOCIAL SECURITY, TELEPHONE
SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKSAPOSTROPHE, CEDILLA, COMMA, OKINA
STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALSDRAGONFLY, OXFORD, PIGMENT, RATCHET
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What are the Connections answers for 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.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.