{"id":583112,"date":"2026-08-28T15:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/583112\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:34:19","slug":"todays-nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-aug-28-1174","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/583112\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for\u00a0Aug. 28, #1174"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exco-video-player__poster\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ex.co\/transformations-account\/production\/bf6379df-047b-4e0a-b804-89ce1cc89281\/0f503bde-f3a5-56f1-8f04-bfa9e0b50739\/thumbnail-1080.webp\" alt=\"How To Play and Win Connections \uff5c Mashable - Mashable (1080p, h264).mp4\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s NYT Connections puzzle has a blue category that I found more difficult than the purple 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:\u00a0Don\u2019t let the bedbugs bite.<\/p>\n<p>Green group hint:\u00a0Otto and Anna, also.<\/p>\n<p>Blue group hint:\u00a0These need another word to form a phrase.<\/p>\n<p>Purple group hint:\u00a0Not on the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>Answers for today\u2019s Connections groups<\/p>\n<p>Yellow group:\u00a0Bedtime parting words.<\/p>\n<p>Green group:\u00a0Palindromes.<\/p>\n<p>Blue group:\u00a0Modern add-ons\/combining forms.<\/p>\n<p>Purple group: Top of the ____.<\/p>\n<p>What are today\u2019s Connections answers?<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"548\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Aug28Connections2026.png\" alt=\"The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 28, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-4842927\"  \/>The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 28, 2026.NYT\/Screenshot by CNET<\/p>\n<p>The yellow words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is bedtime parting words.<\/p>\n<p>The four answers are night, rest easy, sleep tight and sweet dreams.<\/p>\n<p>The green words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is palindromes.<\/p>\n<p>The four answers are mom, noon, sis, top spot.<\/p>\n<p>The blue words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is modern add-ons\/combining forms.<\/p>\n<p>The four answers are bro, coded, era and maxxing.<\/p>\n<p>The purple words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is top of the ____.<\/p>\n<p>The four answers are hour, line, morning and pops.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"Gael Cooper\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/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 NYT Connections puzzle has a blue category that I found more difficult than the purple one. 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