Here are the answers for the New York Times (NYT) Connections puzzle #421 today, released on August 5th, 2024, and some hints to help you solve them.
New York Times have a variety of puzzle games available for their readers and there are new puzzles to play on a daily basis. One of these games is called Connections.
The rules of the game are simple for Connections. There are sixteen words for players to sort into four groups of four words that share something in common.
Once you think you have figured out a group, simply click on the four words and click on submit to see if you got it right. You are allowed to get 4 mistakes to solve the puzzle.
Each group is assigned a colour, which shows how easy it should be to group it from yellow, being straightforward, to purple, tricky.

If you’re struggling with today’s NYT Connections answers, we’ve included some hints to help you out. If that’s not enough, we have the answers too.
There are sixteen words for the Connection puzzles, which are:
- BIRTHDAY
- CANDY
- GET IT
- THANK YOU
- CONTACT
- WITNESS
- HACK IT
- SEE
- SHADOW
- MAKE DO
- GET WELL
- UNDERSTAND
- MANAGE
- CAPISCE
- GET BY
- CONGRATULATIONS

Connections 421 Group Hints Today (August 5th, 2024)
We know some of you would prefer to have hints for the solution today instead of seeing the answer, so we’ve provided some below to help you out.
- Hint 1: One group of words is “ARE WE CLEAR?“.
- Hint 2: DO and MANAGE are in the same group.
- Hint 3: Here is an image that will help you solve one of the groups:

- Hint 4: One group of words comes after the word “EYE”.
What are the Connections 421 Answers Today? (8/5/24)
Here are the answers to NYT Connections puzzle 421 released on 5th August 2024:
- SURVIVE – GET BY, HACK IT, MAKE DO, MANAGE

- KINDS OF GREETING CARDS – BIRTHDAY, CONGRATULATIONS, GET WELL, THANK YOU

- ARE WE CLEAR? – CAPISCE, GET IT, SEE, UNDERSTAND

- WORDS AFTER “EYE” – CANDY, CONTACT, SHADOW, WITNESS

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