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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — August 26, 2026

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

BEHOLD
CHAIN
FORTE
GIFT
LARGO
LIME
PAGE
PARK
PHOSPHORUS
PIANO
PRESTO
SHAZAM
SIGNATURE
STRENGTH
TALENT
VOILÀ
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

"THERE YOU HAVE IT!"Straightforward
KNACKModerate
WHAT "P" MIGHT STAND FORTricky
KEY ___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

"THERE YOU HAVE IT!"Straightforward
WORDS YOU MIGHT EXCLAIM WHEN REVEALING SOMETHING WITH A FLOURISH+ 3 more…
KNACKModerate
SYNONYMS FOR A NATURAL ABILITY OR SPECIAL SKILL+ 3 more…
WHAT "P" MIGHT STAND FORTricky
THINGS ABBREVIATED AS 'P' IN VARIOUS CONTEXTS+ 3 more…
KEY ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'KEY' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE OR COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
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Full solution
"THERE YOU HAVE IT!"Straightforward
BEHOLD,PRESTO,SHAZAM,VOILÀ

BEHOLD, PRESTO, SHAZAM, and VOILÀ are all exclamations used when dramatically presenting or revealing something

KNACKModerate
FORTE,GIFT,STRENGTH,TALENT

FORTE, GIFT, STRENGTH, and TALENT all mean a natural aptitude or area of particular ability

WHAT "P" MIGHT STAND FORTricky
PAGE,PARK,PHOSPHORUS,PIANO

PAGE (p. in a book), PARK (P on a gear shift), PHOSPHORUS (P on the periodic table), and PIANO (p as a musical dynamic marking) are all commonly abbreviated as the letter P

KEY ___Devious
CHAIN,LARGO,LIME,SIGNATURE

KEYCHAIN, KEY LARGO (Florida island), KEY LIME (as in key lime pie), and KEY SIGNATURE (musical notation) all follow the word KEY

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