NYT Connections hint (Thu, 6 Aug)

That Connections grid got you scratching your head today? Well don't let it give you a bald spot! We've got your back with all the subtle hints or full answers you need to knock that puzzle out of the park.

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Connections hint for Thursday 6th August

Here are your Connections hints for today:

• 🟨 Yellow hint: Playtime before batteries.
• 🟩 Green hint: Stay in your lane... literally!
• 🟦 Blue hint: When in Rome, you'll probably visit all four.
• 🟪 Purple hint: They all catch something.
• Extra hint 1: One category is nostalgic while another is geographical.
• Extra hint 2: Each group has at least one word containing the letter 'L'

If you need a bit more help, tap the spoiler text below to reveal one word belonging to each group:

• 🟨 Yellow: Alphabet Blocks
• 🟩 Green: Freeway
• 🟦 Blue: Pantheon
• 🟪 Purple: Tennis Court

Spoiler warning! Today's Connections groups are revealed just below!

Today's Connections groups revealed

If you need an even bigger clue to figure out today's Connections puzzle, below we'll reveal the four correct Connections groups - the themes which link together each set of four words in the Connections grid.

Here are the Connections groups for today:

• 🟨 Yellow: Classic Wooden Toys
• 🟩 Green: Places with Lanes
• 🟦 Blue: Iconic Roman Landmarks
• 🟪 Purple: Places with Nets

Now that you know the themes for the various different Connections in today's puzzle, see if you can solve it! If not, check below for the full answer.

Spoiler warning! Today's Connections answer lies ahead!

Connections answer today

Here is the answer to today's Connections puzzle on Thursday, 6th August:

• 🟨 Yellow: Classic Wooden Toys (Alphabet Blocks, Cup-and-Ball, Jacob's Ladder, Lincoln Logs)
• 🟩 Green: Places with Lanes (Bowling Alley, Freeway, Supermarket, Swimming Pool)
• 🟦 Blue: Iconic Roman Landmarks (Colosseum, Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain)
• 🟪 Purple: Places with Nets (Barclays Center, Fishing Boat, Hockey Rink, Tennis Court)

Jet-setters who have traveled Rome will have sorted the blue group out pretty fast. For me, the green group came first, though. I guess that only means one thing. I need to go to Rome! I don't make the rules.

Let us know in the comments below how you found today's puzzle! Here's my grid:

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Congratulations if you got today's Connections answer right, with or without the help of our handy hints above! And if you didn't succeed today, don't worry - a new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like with Wordle!