{
  "id": 2056897,
  "title": "NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for August 20, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/nyt-connections-hints-today-clues-answers-for-august-20-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/nyt-connections-hint-answer-today-august-20-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today's NYT Connections puzzle presents players with a set of 16 words that need to be grouped into four categories based on shared characteristics. The game, which has gained popularity on social media, was created by associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu. Each correct grouping of words is removed from the board, and players have up to four mistakes before the game ends. The categories for today's puzzle are color-coded and include Kinds of Pizza, Kinds of Numbers, Similarly Shaped Typographical Marks, and Starting with Chinese Zodiac Animals. Players can share their results on social media and rearrange the board to make spotting connections easier.",
  "summary": "Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the \"common threads between words.\" How to solve the puzzle.",
  "key_points": [
    "NYT Connections puzzle released for August 20, 2026",
    "Four categories: Kinds of Pizza, Numbers, Typographical Marks, Chinese Zodiac Animals",
    "Players have four mistakes before game ends"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The NYT Connections puzzle's latest categories, including Kinds of Pizza and Similarly Shaped Typographical Marks, offer players a new challenge to showcase their skills on social media.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}