Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Aug. 2, #1148

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has a lot of very short words today. It’s not easy to solve! The purple category is fun, though, especially if you like to travel. Read on for hints and today’s Connections answers.

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Uh…

Green group hint: How you get somewhere.

Blue group hint: Edna from The Incredibles.

Purple group hint: Come fly with me.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Filler words.

Green group: By means of.

Blue group: ____ mode.

Purple group: US airport codes plus starting letter.

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is filler words.

The four answers are actually, like, so and well.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is by means of.

The four answers are by, per, through and via.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ mode.

The four answers are airplane, beast, dark and à la.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is US airport codes plus starting letter.

The four answers are asea (SEA), flax (LAX), lord (ORD) and Olga (LGA).

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