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NYT Connections Hints & Answers — August 20, 2026 (#1166)

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: Familiar pie styles you’d see on a pizzeria menu.
  • Green: Different systems that assign you a unique numeric ID.
  • Blue: Little punctuation marks that share a similar curve or hook.
  • Purple: Longer words that open with dragon, ox, pig, or rat.
2. One word from each group a foothold
  • Yellow: DIAVOLA
  • Green: ATOMIC
  • Blue: APOSTROPHE
  • Purple: DRAGONFLY
3. The four category names no words yet
  • Yellow: KINDS OF PIZZA
  • Green: KINDS OF NUMBERS
  • Blue: SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKS
  • Purple: STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS
4. Reveal groups one by one
Yellow group

KINDS OF PIZZA

  • DIAVOLA
  • HAWAIIAN
  • MEAT LOVERS
  • WHITE
Green group

KINDS OF NUMBERS

  • ATOMIC
  • SERIAL
  • SOCIAL SECURITY
  • TELEPHONE
Blue group

SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKS

  • APOSTROPHE
  • CEDILLA
  • COMMA
  • OKINA
Purple group

STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS

  • DRAGONFLY
  • OXFORD
  • PIGMENT
  • RATCHET
5. Reveal everything full spoilers

Yellow — KINDS OF PIZZA

  • DIAVOLA
  • HAWAIIAN
  • MEAT LOVERS
  • WHITE

Green — KINDS OF NUMBERS

  • ATOMIC
  • SERIAL
  • SOCIAL SECURITY
  • TELEPHONE

Blue — SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKS

  • APOSTROPHE
  • CEDILLA
  • COMMA
  • OKINA

Purple — STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS

  • DRAGONFLY
  • OXFORD
  • PIGMENT
  • RATCHET

Today's puzzle, in a nutshell

Pizza yellow is clean. Purple is the trap — zodiac animals hiding as word starters, not the animals themselves.

NYT Connections #1166 — quick answers

What are today's Connections categories?

KINDS OF PIZZA; KINDS OF NUMBERS; SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKS; STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS.

What are all the answers?
  • KINDS OF PIZZA: DIAVOLA, HAWAIIAN, MEAT LOVERS, WHITE
  • KINDS OF NUMBERS: ATOMIC, SERIAL, SOCIAL SECURITY, TELEPHONE
  • SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKS: APOSTROPHE, CEDILLA, COMMA, OKINA
  • STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS: DRAGONFLY, OXFORD, PIGMENT, RATCHET

Also for: Connections hints 8/20/26, 8-20-26, 8 20 26, 8/20/2026, and puzzle #1166.

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