NYT Connections — August 12, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from emotional attachment, to amphibian varieties, to sitcom family names, to phrases hiding a friendly "yes."
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each word means to keep cherishing or looking after a feeling or belief.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: these are all types of frogs you might spot in a nature documentary or a backyard pond.
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: each is the last name of a character from a beloved NBC sitcom.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): every entry begins with a word you'd use to agree or say yes to something.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Hold Onto, as a Feeling
FOSTER · HARBOR · MAINTAIN · NURSE
Kinds of Frogs
BULL · GREEN · POISON DART · TREE
NBC Sitcom Surnames
BENES · BING · LEMON · SCOTT
Starting with Affirmative Responses
FINE PRINT · GOODBYE · GREAT WHITE · OKAYAMA
This puzzle by the numbers
- Starting with Affirmative Responses
- POISON DART
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