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NYT Connections Hints for Monday, August 17, 2026

Daily NYT Connections hints, answers & groups

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Soft Hints

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Yellow group: VIDEO CALL PLATFORMS

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Green group: SPREADSHEET FEATURES

Strong Hints

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Blue group: FIRST NAMES OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS

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Purple group: STARTING WITH PETS

NYT Connections Answer — Today's Answer

NYT Connections Answer - Monday, August 17, 2026

Yellow: HUDDLE, MEET, TEAMS, ZOOM — VIDEO CALL PLATFORMS Green: FORMULA, FUNCTION, MACRO, SCRIPT — SPREADSHEET FEATURES Blue: DOLLY, JOHNNY, PATSY, WILLIE — FIRST NAMES OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS Purple: BIRDIE, CATTLE, DOGIE, FISHEYE — STARTING WITH PETS

Word Meanings

HUDDLE meaning →MEET meaning →TEAMS meaning →ZOOM meaning →FORMULA meaning →FUNCTION meaning →MACRO meaning →SCRIPT meaning →DOLLY meaning →JOHNNY meaning →PATSY meaning →WILLIE meaning →BIRDIE meaning →CATTLE meaning →DOGIE meaning →FISHEYE meaning →

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