Connections #1167 Answers
Friday, August 21, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1167 for Friday, August 21, 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): things most animals need
- Green: calls to begin a performance
- Blue: ___ kids
- Purple (hardest): once in a ___
Answers
THINGS MOST ANIMALS NEED
NUTRITION, OXYGEN, SLEEP, WATER
CALLS TO BEGIN A PERFORMANCE
ACTION, CURTAIN UP, PLACES, SHOWTIME
___ KIDS
COMEBACK, KARATE, SUNDANCE, WIMPY
ONCE IN A ___
BLUE MOON, GENERATION, LIFETIME, WHILE
Previous Connections answers
- #1166 — kinds of pizza, kinds of numbers, similarly shaped typographical marks, starting with chinese zodiac animals
- #1165 — piece of cake, conceal, words before "ball" in sport names, homophones of cgi-animated films
- #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
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