Connections #1167 Answers – August 21, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1167 on Friday, August 21, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ACTIONBLUE MOONCOMEBACKCURTAIN UPGENERATIONKARATELIFETIMENUTRITIONOXYGENPLACESSHOWTIMESLEEPSUNDANCEWATERWHILEWIMPY
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
NUTRITION belongs to this group.
Green
ACTION belongs to this group.
Blue
COMEBACK belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BLUE MOON belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
THINGS MOST ANIMALS NEED
Green category
CALLS TO BEGIN A PERFORMANCE
Blue category
___ KIDS
Purple (hardest) category
ONCE IN A ___
Connections #1167 answers
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THINGS MOST ANIMALS NEEDNUTRITION, OXYGEN, SLEEP, WATER
CALLS TO BEGIN A PERFORMANCEACTION, CURTAIN UP, PLACES, SHOWTIME
___ KIDSCOMEBACK, KARATE, SUNDANCE, WIMPY
ONCE IN A ___BLUE MOON, GENERATION, LIFETIME, WHILE
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What are the Connections answers for August 21, 2026?
THINGS MOST ANIMALS NEED: NUTRITION, OXYGEN, SLEEP, WATER. CALLS TO BEGIN A PERFORMANCE: ACTION, CURTAIN UP, PLACES, SHOWTIME. ___ KIDS: COMEBACK, KARATE, SUNDANCE, WIMPY. ONCE IN A ___: BLUE MOON, GENERATION, LIFETIME, WHILE.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.