New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #432…

Connections is back with another of its daily word puzzles. This game is well-known for its difficult collection of words that require being sorted into the correct mystery groupings. Since you only get a few guesses, it can be hard to complete one alone.

If you are stuck in this relaxing puzzle game, you can find all the help you need below. Each section of this article has helpful items like general hints, category clues, spoilers, and more. Whatever you need to solve it can be found here.

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By Chris Birsner

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #432 for August 16, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Ok, Cowboy, Ankle, Sun, Hi, Tide, Yo-Yo, Ma, Fair, Go-Go, So-So, Or, and Thigh-High.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

These hints are designed for those who already know how to play Connections, but they just need help with the August 16th puzzle. In each section below, you can find a different, marked, covered up clue to help you get closer to the answer.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of the categories are about hyphenated words.

2. None of these categories are about socks, but one is about footwear.

3. Sun and Yo-Yo go in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this innovative puzzle game: It's fine, I guess.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Meh.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Meh.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Average, Fair, Okay, So-So.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: These are all short for something.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is U.S. State Abbreviations.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is U.S. State Abbreviations.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Hi, Ma, Or, Pa.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Specific types of footwear.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Kinds of Boots.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Kinds of Boots.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Ankle, Cowboy, Go-Go, Thigh-High.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this challenging puzzle game: Other things you could put into this group: Seesaw, Pogo Stick, Moon.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Things That Go Up And Down.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Things That Go Up And Down.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Elevator, Sun, Tide, Yo-Yo.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #432 for August 16, 2024

The solution to the Connections from the New York Times Games is in the expandable section below. Press the Read More button to see all the categories and the words that go inside them.

Yellow - Meh: Average, Fair, Okay, So-So
Green - U.S. State Abbreviations: Hi, Ma, Or, Pa
Blue - Kinds of Boots: Ankle, Cowboy, Go-Go, Thigh-High
Purple - Things That Go Up And Down: Elevator, Sun, Tide, Yo-Yo