‘Connections’ answers and hints for today, August 18

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 18) below .

READ MORE: Globle answer today – here’s the answer and hints for August 18 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 18 If you’re still trying to solve August 18’s Connections yourself, here are all of the words in play today and some hints on what each group is.

RED CARPET FILM NOIR BASKETBALL PRIVATE JET SWEET POTATO SANDPAPER VELVET ROPE FLYERS MASCOT PRACTICAL JOKE LIMOUSINE TRAFFIC CONE PETROLEUM JELLY ORANGUTAN COWBOY COFFEE POETIC JUSTICE PAPARAZZI With that in mind, here are four hints for August 18 Yellow: things you’ll find at a film premiere event Green: what the letters P and J might stand for Blue: things that are characterised by their bright colour Purple: things that are rough Connections groups for August 18 If you’re still trying to piece everything together, here are all four of today’s groups.

Yellow: seen at a movie premiere Green: PJs Blue: things that are orange Purple: things that are gritty Connections answers for August 18 Finally, here are the answers for Connections #1164 on Tuesday, August 18.

Yellow: seen at a movie premiere (limousine, paparazzi, red carpet, velvet rope) Green: PJs (petroleum jelly, poetic justice, practical joke, private jet) Blue: things that are orange (basketball, orangutan, sweet potato, traffic cone) Purple: things that are gritty (cowboy coffee, film noir, flyers mascot, sandpaper) You can check back for up-to-date hints and answers for each day’s Connections puzzle.