Connections #1165 Answers
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1165 for Wednesday, August 19, 2026. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): piece of cake
- Green: conceal
- Blue: words before "ball" in sport names
- Purple (hardest): homophones of cgi-animated films
Answers
PIECE OF CAKE
BREEZE, CINCH, PICNIC, SNAP
CONCEAL
BLANKET, HIDE, MASK, OBSCURE
WORDS BEFORE "BALL" IN SPORT NAMES
BASE, BASKET, FOOT, PICKLE
HOMOPHONES OF CGI-ANIMATED FILMS
ANTS, COCOA, RHEO, SEOUL
Previous Connections answers
- #1164 — seen at a movie premiere, pjs, things that are orange, things that are gritty
- #1163 — video call platforms, spreadsheet features, first names of country music legends, starting with pets
- #1162 — musical performance, participant, family relationship modifiers, descriptors for our human ancestors
- #1161 — exhausted, segment, ending in units of length, ending in synonyms for follow secretly
- #1160 — black-and-yellow, places where everyone thinks the same ways, comic book artist's tools, triangle logos
- #1159 — persevere, move slowly (up to), airline status perks, "cold" things, in idioms
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