{"id":858777,"date":"2026-08-17T19:14:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/858777\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T19:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:14:19","slug":"todays-nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-aug-17-1163","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/858777\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for\u00a0Aug. 17, #1163"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s Connections puzzle is a challenging one. Read on for hints and today\u2019s Connections answers.<\/p>\n<p>Hints for today\u2019s Connections groups<\/p>\n<p>Here are four hints for the groupings in today\u2019s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.<\/p>\n<p>Yellow group hint:\u00a0Computer chat.<\/p>\n<p>Green group hint:\u00a0Microsoft Excel.<\/p>\n<p>Blue group hint:\u00a0Famous singers.<\/p>\n<p>Purple group hint: Furry, feathered and finned friends.<\/p>\n<p>Answers for today\u2019s Connections groups<\/p>\n<p>Yellow group: Video call platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Green group: Spreadsheet features.<\/p>\n<p>Blue group: First names of country music legends.<\/p>\n<p>Purple group: Starting with pets.<\/p>\n<p>What are today\u2019s Connections answers?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"544\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Aug17Connections2026.png\" alt=\"The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 17, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-4835158\"  \/>The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 17, 2026.NYT\/Screenshot by CNET<\/p>\n<p>The yellow words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is video call platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The four answers are Huddle, Meet, Teams and Zoom.<\/p>\n<p>The green words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is spreadsheet features.<\/p>\n<p>The four answers are formula, function, macro and script.<\/p>\n<p>The blue words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is first names of country music legends.<\/p>\n<p>The four answers are Dolly, Johnny, Patsy and Willie.<\/p>\n<p>The purple words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is starting with pets.<\/p>\n<p>The four answers are birdie, cattle, dogie and fisheye.<\/p>\n<p>Toughest Connections puzzles<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve made a note of some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/gaming\/nyt-connections-turns-one-these-are-the-5-toughest-puzzles-so-far\/#link=%7B%22role%22:%22standard%22,%22href%22:%22https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/gaming\/nyt-connections-turns-one-these-are-the-5-toughest-puzzles-so-far\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">toughest Connections puzzles<\/a>\u200b so far. Maybe they\u2019ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.<\/p>\n<p>#5: Included \u201cthings you can set,\u201d such as mood, record, table and volleyball.<\/p>\n<p>#4: Included \u201cone in a dozen,\u201d such as egg, juror, month and rose.<\/p>\n<p>#3: Included \u201cstreets on screen,\u201d such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.<\/p>\n<p>#2: Included \u201cpower ___\u201d such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.<\/p>\n<p>#1: Included \u201cthings that can run,\u201d such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"Gael Cooper\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/85948f9b-7918-477c-840f-eb31523e2b20.jpg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-64 photo\" height=\"64\" width=\"64\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of &#8220;Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the &#8217;70s and &#8217;80s,&#8221; as well as &#8220;The Totally Sweet &#8217;90s.&#8221; She&#8217;s been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She&#8217;s Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she&#8217;ll be first in line.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/profiles\/gcooper\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" class=\"articleAuthorBioFooter_link\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSee full bio\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s Connections puzzle is a challenging one. Read on for hints and today\u2019s Connections answers. 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