New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The NYT Connections answers for Monday, August 3, 2026 (puzzle #1149) are below. All four categories are revealed in order from easiest to hardest, with hints first if you are still solving.

NYT Connections Hints for August 3, 2026

Yellow hint: Think of narrow roads, back roads, and the kinds of paths you take to avoid the main street.

Green hint: These are all shades of a single color. Think of the names people give to specific tones in paint swatches and fashion.

Blue hint: Treat Y as a vowel. Every word in this group uses Y as its only vowel - no A, E, I, O anywhere in the sequence.

Purple hint: Each phrase starts with a word that means to annoy or bother someone. The trick is that the synonym is hidden inside...