NYT Connections — August 26, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from exclamations you'd shout when revealing something, to words for a natural skill, to words a single letter "P" might abbreviate, and finally to words that follow "key."
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each of these is a flourish you might say while presenting something with a bit of flair.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: every word here describes something you're naturally good at.
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: each of these words could be shortened down to just the letter P in the right context.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): each word can follow "key" to form a familiar compound word or phrase.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
"There You Have It!"
BEHOLD · PRESTO · SHAZAM · VOILÀ
Knack
FORTE · GIFT · STRENGTH · TALENT
What "P" Might Stand For
PAGE · PARK · PHOSPHORUS · PIANO
Key ___
CHAIN · LARGO · LIME · SIGNATURE
This puzzle by the numbers
- Key ___
- PHOSPHORUS
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