NYT Connections hint (Wed, 26 Aug)

Another day another Connections puzzle! And another headache, perhaps? If that sounds like the case for you today, we can take some of the stress off your shoulders with our subtle hints and full answers.

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Connections hint for Wednesday 26th August

Here are your Connections hints for today:

• 🟨 Yellow hint: Words heard at the climax of the trick.
• 🟩 Green hint: Some people are simply built for it.
• 🟦 Blue hint: One letter, several lives.
• 🟪 Purple hint: One word, several lives!
• Extra hint 1: One group is made up of common phrases that share a starting word.
• Extra hint 2: Every group has at least one word containing the letter 'S'

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

• 🟨 Yellow: Presto
• 🟩 Green: Gift
• 🟦 Blue: Page
• 🟪 Purple: Lime

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: "There You Have It!"
• 🟩 Green: Knack
• 🟦 Blue: What 'P' Might Stand For
• 🟪 Purple: Key ___

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 Wednesday, 26th August:

• 🟨 Yellow: "There You Have It!" (Behold, Presto, Shazam, Voilà)
• 🟩 Green: Knack (Forte, Gift, Strength, Talent)
• 🟦 Blue: What 'P' Might Stand For (Page, Park, Phosphorus, Piano)
• 🟪 Purple: Key ___ (Chain, Largo, Lime, Signature)

This puzzle was a fun little exercise in words that can change roles depending on their context. The yellow group captured dramatic ways of saying "there you have it!", with a distinctly theatrical tone. The green category gathered synonyms for a knack, or natural talent, while the blue group showed us just how many meanings a single 'P' can have.

Finally, purple turned the word 'key' into four very different phrases. That word is more versatile than I thought!

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!