The NYT Connections answers for Friday, August 14, 2026 (puzzle #1160) are in. Today’s grid included a NATO phonetic alphabet red herring: CHARLIE, DELTA, ECHO, and INDIA all appear in the word list but do not form a group together. They belong to four entirely different categories.
NYT Connections Answers – August 14, 2026 (#1160)
- Yellow (black-and-yellow): BUMBLEBEE, CAUTION TAPE, CHARLIE BROWN, WOLVERINE
- Green (places where everyone thinks the same way): BUBBLE, ECHO CHAMBER, HIVEMIND, SILO
- Blue (comic book artist’s tools): BRISTOL BOARD, DIP PEN, INDIA INK, STRAIGHTEDGE
- Purple (triangle logos): BASS ALE, CITGO, DELTA AIRLINES, GOOGLE DRIVE
Hints for NYT Connections #1160 (August 14, 2026)
Still working on today’s puzzle? Here are one-line clues for each group without naming the answers.
- Yellow: Think warning signs, a certain animated kid in a zigzag shirt, and a Marvel hero whose costume has exactly two colors.
- Green: Each word or phrase describes a mental or social environment where outside perspectives never quite get in.
- Blue: Before tablets and styluses, comic book artists relied on these four items at the drawing table.
- Purple: Every answer here is a brand or product recognized instantly by its triangular logo.
Today’s Connections Categories Explained
Yellow: black-and-yellow. BUMBLEBEE is literal, its body being black and yellow stripes. CAUTION TAPE uses the same warning-color pairing. CHARLIE BROWN wears a yellow shirt with a single black zigzag stripe. WOLVERINE’s X-Men costume across most comic runs is yellow and black. The CHARLIE in CHARLIE BROWN was placed here to tempt NATO-alphabet guessers into a wrong group.
Green: places where everyone thinks the same way. A BUBBLE insulates people from views different from their own. An ECHO CHAMBER bounces the same opinions back endlessly. HIVEMIND suggests a single shared consciousness, like a swarm acting as one unit. A SILO seals off one department or group from information flowing elsewhere. All four appear regularly in media theory, sociology, and corporate analysis.
Blue: comic book artist’s tools. BRISTOL BOARD is the thick, smooth illustration board on which comic pages are traditionally drawn and inked. DIP PEN refers to the steel nib dipped into ink to create variable, expressive line weights. INDIA INK is the intensely black carbon ink used to fill panels and outline figures. A STRAIGHTEDGE keeps panel borders and perspective lines true. INDIA was the key trap word here, surfacing in Blue rather than any NATO grouping.
Purple: triangle logos. BASS ALE’s red triangle is the first trademark ever registered in the United Kingdom, dating to January 1, 1876. CITGO’s logo is a red triangle with a stylized flame. DELTA AIRLINES uses a triangular delta symbol as its primary mark. GOOGLE DRIVE displays a multicolored triangle in green, blue, and yellow. DELTA was the pivot word: once it clicked as a logo rather than a NATO letter, the Purple category fell into place.
For yesterday’s puzzle, the NYT Connections answers for August 13, 2026 (#1159) are also available.
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