‘Connections’ answers and hints for today, August 21

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 21) below .

READ MORE: Globle answer today – here’s the answer and hints for August 21 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 21 If you’re still trying to solve August 21’s Connections yourself, here are all of the words in play today and some hints on what each group is.

WIMPY WHILE SLEEP GENERATION LIFETIME ACTION OXYGEN COMEBACK SHOWTIME KARATE SUNDANCE PLACES WATER BLUE MOON CURTAIN UP NUTRITION With that in mind, here are four hints for August 21 Yellow: what living creatures need to survive Green: ways to signify to a cast that a performance is about to start Blue: words that come before “kids” Purple: words that come after “once in a” Connections groups for August 21 If you’re still trying to piece everything together, here are all four of today’s groups.

Yellow: things most animals need Green: calls to begin a performance Blue: __ kids Purple: once in a __ Connections answers for August 21 Finally, here are the answers for Connections #1167 on Friday, August 21.

Yellow: things most animals need (nutrition, oxygen, sleep, water) Green: calls to begin a performance (action, curtain up, places, showtime) Blue: __ kids (comeback, karate, sundance, wimpy) Purple: once in a __ (blue moon, generation, lifetime, while) You can check back for up-to-date hints and answers for each day’s Connections puzzle.