NYT Connections — August 22, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from equipment you'd find in a woodworking shop, to varieties of melon on a produce stand, to spray patterns on a garden hose nozzle, and finally to famous groups of "girls" from movies and TV.
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each of these is a hand tool a carpenter would reach for while shaping wood.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: each word pairs with "melon" to name a different variety of the fruit.
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: twist the dial on a garden hose nozzle and you'll cycle through settings like these.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): each of these words pairs with "girls" to name a beloved TV show, movie, or pop group.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Carpentry Tools
CHISEL · HAMMER · PLANE · SAW
Kinds Of Melon
BITTER · MUSK · WATER · WINTER
Garden Hose Settings
CONE · JET · MIST · SHOWER
___ Girls Of Pop Culture
GILMORE · GOLDEN · MEAN · SPICE
This puzzle by the numbers
- ___ Girls Of Pop Culture
- GILMORE
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