Connections archive · Puzzle #1151

NYT Connections Hints & Answers — August 5, 2026 (#1151)

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

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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: Verbs for guiding a vehicle or charting a path.
  • Green: Labels you’d find on a pair of denim pants.
  • Blue: Named architectural looks for American homes.
  • Purple: Four everyday meanings of the word stock — kitchen, farm, finance, and retail.
2. One word from each group a foothold
  • Yellow: DRIVE
  • Green: DIESEL
  • Blue: CAPE COD
  • Purple: BROTH
3. The four category names no words yet
  • Yellow: NAVIGATE
  • Green: JEANS BRANDS
  • Blue: HOUSE STYLES
  • Purple: WHAT "STOCK" MIGHT REFER TO
4. Reveal groups one by one
Yellow group

NAVIGATE

  • DRIVE
  • MANEUVER
  • PILOT
  • STEER
Green group

JEANS BRANDS

  • DIESEL
  • GAP
  • LUCKY
  • WRANGLER
Blue group

HOUSE STYLES

  • CAPE COD
  • MISSION
  • RANCH
  • TUDOR
Purple group

WHAT "STOCK" MIGHT REFER TO

  • BROTH
  • CATTLE
  • INVESTMENT
  • MERCHANDISE
5. Reveal everything full spoilers

Yellow — NAVIGATE

  • DRIVE
  • MANEUVER
  • PILOT
  • STEER

Green — JEANS BRANDS

  • DIESEL
  • GAP
  • LUCKY
  • WRANGLER

Blue — HOUSE STYLES

  • CAPE COD
  • MISSION
  • RANCH
  • TUDOR

Purple — WHAT "STOCK" MIGHT REFER TO

  • BROTH
  • CATTLE
  • INVESTMENT
  • MERCHANDISE

Today's puzzle, in a nutshell

Yellow is verbs for guiding a vehicle; green is denim labels. Blue is residential architecture styles, and purple is four everyday senses of “stock.”

NYT Connections #1151 — quick answers

What are today's Connections categories?

NAVIGATE; JEANS BRANDS; HOUSE STYLES; WHAT "STOCK" MIGHT REFER TO.

What are all the answers?
  • NAVIGATE: DRIVE, MANEUVER, PILOT, STEER
  • JEANS BRANDS: DIESEL, GAP, LUCKY, WRANGLER
  • HOUSE STYLES: CAPE COD, MISSION, RANCH, TUDOR
  • WHAT "STOCK" MIGHT REFER TO: BROTH, CATTLE, INVESTMENT, MERCHANDISE

Also for: Connections hints 8/5/26, 8-5-26, 8 5 26, 8/5/2026, and puzzle #1151.

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