NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Aug. 22, 2026

Looking for spoiler-free NYT Connections hints or just wondering why Connections is trending today? We've got what you need to understand the clues for today's puzzle without spoiling any of the answers.

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While we are focused more on meanings than hints in this story, sometimes learning that many of the words have completely unrelated meanings is a clue in and of itself.

Connections frequently includes clues that involve words within words and other visual clues.

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Spice meaning Substances used to add flavor to dishes.

Mean meaning To be unkind.

Winter meaning The coldest season of the year Hammer meaning A tool used to drive nails Cone meaning A cylindrical geographic shape with a round opening on one end and a point at the other.

Plane meaning A woodworking tool uses to shave away wood.

Jet meaning A type of airplane, or a focused stream of water.

Golden meaning A particular color shade similar to gold.

Saw meaning A tool used to cut something into multiple pieces.

Mist meaning A finely diffused spray of water.

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