Connections archive · Puzzle #1149
NYT Connections Hints & Answers — August 3, 2026 (#1149)
Group hints and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle on . Get a spoiler-free nudge for each group, or reveal the full solution — your call.
Difficulty: Hard
Spoiler control
Choose how much to reveal
Reveal one step at a time — nudges first, full answers only if you ask.
1. Group nudges spoiler-free
- Yellow: Narrow or secondary paths — not the main highway.
- Green: Color names you’d pick from a paint deck in the green family.
- Blue: Spellings where Y does all the vowel work — no A, E, I, O, or U.
- Purple: The opening word means to bother or annoy — then a second word completes the phrase.
2. One word from each group a foothold
- Yellow: ALLEY
- Green: FOREST
- Blue: FLY BY
- Purple: BUG FIX
3. The four category names no words yet
- Yellow: ROAD LESS TRAVELED
- Green: SHADES OF GREEN
- Blue: "Y" IS THE ONLY VOWEL
- Purple: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER"
4. Reveal groups one by one
Yellow group
ROAD LESS TRAVELED
- ALLEY
- BACKSTREET
- BYWAY
- LANE
Green group
SHADES OF GREEN
- FOREST
- HUNTER
- MINT
- SAGE
Blue group
"Y" IS THE ONLY VOWEL
- FLY BY
- MYRRH
- NSYNC
- RHYTHM
Purple group
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER"
- BUG FIX
- NAG CHAMPA
- NEEDLESS
- TEA SET
5. Reveal everything full spoilers
Yellow — ROAD LESS TRAVELED
- ALLEY
- BACKSTREET
- BYWAY
- LANE
Green — SHADES OF GREEN
- FOREST
- HUNTER
- MINT
- SAGE
Blue — "Y" IS THE ONLY VOWEL
- FLY BY
- MYRRH
- NSYNC
- RHYTHM
Purple — STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER"
- BUG FIX
- NAG CHAMPA
- NEEDLESS
- TEA SET
NYT Connections #1149 — quick answers
What are today's Connections categories?
ROAD LESS TRAVELED; SHADES OF GREEN; "Y" IS THE ONLY VOWEL; STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER".
What are all the answers?
- ROAD LESS TRAVELED: ALLEY, BACKSTREET, BYWAY, LANE
- SHADES OF GREEN: FOREST, HUNTER, MINT, SAGE
- "Y" IS THE ONLY VOWEL: FLY BY, MYRRH, NSYNC, RHYTHM
- STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER": BUG FIX, NAG CHAMPA, NEEDLESS, TEA SET
Also for: Connections hints 8/3/26, 8-3-26, 8 3 26, 8/3/2026, and puzzle #1149.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
Yellow is quiet side roads; green is color names. Blue only uses Y as a vowel, and purple hides a “pester” synonym at the start of each phrase.