NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Aug. 24, 2026

Looking for spoiler-free NYT Connections hints or just wondering why Connections is trending today? We've got what you need to understand the clues for today's puzzle without spoiling any of the answers. Of course, Mashable has also provided daily hints and answers for Connections, Wordle, and Strands for years, so we can help you if that's also what you need. While we are focused more on meanings than hints in this story, sometimes learning that many of the words have completely unrelated meanings is a clue in and of itself. Connections frequently includes clues that involve words within words and other visual clues. A wrestler whose job is to lose matches. The act of pretending staged wrestling events are real. Something important. Also could be related to a pipe for transporting utilities. Want more tech and digital culture news delivered to your inbox daily or sent straight to your device? Sign up for Mashable's Top Stories newsletter or get Mashable push alerts today. Have you learned the meanings and still want the things? Check out the hints and answers for today's NYT Connections puzzle. Are you also playing NYT Strands? Get all the Strands hints you need for today's puzzle