NYT Connections — August 4, 2026

Today's puzzle moves from objects with a simple long shape, through unmistakable sights of a big city, to gadgets you work with your feet, and ends with things that all share one pointed, angled silhouette.

Yellow (easiest): look for things that are long, thin, and roughly tube-shaped from end to end — the kind of item you might roll something with, float on in water, or twist into a salty snack.

Green: these are everyday sights you'd instantly notice strolling through a busy, crowded city — a small corner store, a common city bird, a way to travel underground, and a way to flag down a ride.

Blue: this set links things that are powered by pushing down with your feet, even though on the surface they seem to have nothing in common — one makes music, one stitches fabric, one floats on a pond, and one balances on a single wheel.

Purple (hardest): the final group shares a pointed, angled shape that looks the same whichever way you picture it — you'll find it in punctuation, in hardware, in a hand gesture, and in the way certain birds arrange themselves in the sky.