It's finally Saturday! Consider spending your extra time by figuring out the Connections answer for today, 17th August . If you haven't played it before, Connections challenges you to sort a group of 16 words into four groups where all of the words are well..

. connected. This connection could come from them sharing a similar meaning, being part of a place name, objects found in a kitchen or anything at all really! While this may sound easy, the Connection groups each have a different level of difficulty - with Yellow being the easiest and Purple being the hardest.

For this reason, working out today's Connection answer might be rather tricky. You may get one group straight away, but another might be a mystery to you. Thankfully we're here to help! Originally developed during The New York Times game department's annual game jam, the beta version of Connections was released in June 2023.

Since then it has become one of the most popular games The NYTimes has to offer, only beaten by Wordle. Though some connections have been made to the BBC's Only Connect program ..

. Hint for today's Connections answer Instead of jumping straight to the answer, let's start with some hints for today's Connections puzzle: Yellow - Vernacular. Green - Getting romantic.

.. Blue - Ouch! Purple - Home sweet home.

Dialect belongs in the Yellow group, neck belongs in Green, and scissors belongs in Blue. Remember - Yellow is the easiest group to find followed by Green and Blue, with Purple being the hardest.