New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The NYT Connections answers for Wednesday, August 12, 2026, are below. Puzzle #1158 has a deceptively simple Yellow group and a Purple category that will catch most players off guard - four words or phrases that each begin with a different way of saying yes. Hints come first for anyone still working through it.

NYT Connections Hints - August 12, 2026

Yellow: These four words all mean to hold onto or sustain a feeling over time, as in to nurse a grudge.

Green: Each of these is a type of frog - watch out for the one that looks like a color.

Blue: Surnames of characters from NBC sitcoms. Think multiple decades of Thursday night television.

Purple: Each answer starts with a word that means yes or all right. The conn...