Yellow, Aug. 9 -- The NYT Connections answers for Sunday, August 9, 2026 (puzzle #1155) are below.

CHANGE TACK, COURSE-CORRECT, RECALIBRATE, SHIFT GEARS.

Green: CAPS FOR SALE, CORDUROY, GOODNIGHT MOON, MADELINE.

Blue: BUDDY COP, NEO-NOIR, SPACE OPERA, SPAGHETTI WESTERN.

Purple: BAD DREAM, ESCAPE ROOM, JURY DUTY, LABYRINTH.

If you are still working on today's grid, hints for each colour group appear below before the full solution.

NYT Connections Hints - August 9, 2026 (#1155)

Yellow hint: Each phrase describes the act of changing direction or adjusting strategy mid-course. The group draws from nautical, mechanical, and figurative language - all meaning roughly the same thing.

Green hint: Four titles from the same shelf in any scho...