‘Connections’ answers and hints for today, August 17

Out of the many daily puzzles available online, the New York Times’ Connections game is one of the trickiest.

For those playing for the first time, the goal of Connections is to divide a block of 16 words into four common themes.

Some of these – for example, grouping four types of fish – can be very straightforward, while others can be far more abstract.

If you’ve found yourself stumped by the latter, we’ve put together Connections answers and hints for today (August 17) below .

READ MORE: Globle answer today – here’s the answer and hints for August 17 If you already know how to play Connections, you can skip this paragraph to jump straight into today’s solution.

But if this is your first time attempting the New York Times’ puzzle (or you just need a refresher), we suggest thinking outside of the box for your answers.

Some groups are deliberately deceptive – using a previous day’s puzzle as an example, you may think ‘Heart’, ‘Cell’, ‘Body’ and ‘Nucleus’ are all connected through biology.

But you’d be wrong, as ‘Heart’ and ‘Nucleus’ were actually two of four “Nexus” words on the day we’ve used as an example.

Think beyond what a word means literally, try to see subtle patterns, and your luck with Connections will improve drastically.

That being said, some days are still fiendishly difficult – and if you’re still stuck, check below for the Connections answer for today.

Connections hints for August 17 If you’re still trying to solve August 17’s Connections yourself, here are all of the words in play today and some hints on what each group is.

MACRO MEET DOLLY DOGIE ZOOM CATTLE FISHEYE SCRIPT WILLIE BIRDIE PATSY FUNCTION HUDDLE FORMULA JOHNNY TEAMS With that in mind, here are four hints for August 17 Yellow: web conferencing systems Green: worksheet tools Blue: the first half of iconic country musicians’ names Purple: words that begin with types of domestic animals Connections groups for August 17 If you’re still trying to piece everything together, here are all four of today’s groups.

Yellow: video call platforms Green: spreadsheet features Blue: first names of country music legends Purple: starting with pets Connections answers for August 17 Finally, here are the answers for Connections #1163 on Monday, August 17.

Yellow: video call platforms (huddle, meet, teams, zoom) Green: spreadsheet features (formula, function, macro, script) Blue: first names of country music legends (dolly, johnny, patsy, willie) Purple: starting with pets (birdie, cattle, dogie, fisheye) You can check back for up-to-date hints and answers for each day’s Connections puzzle.