Today's Wordle answer (game #1511) is… IMBUE. I like the word IMBUE, conjuring up as it does lovely ingredients saturated with flavors, but as a Wordle answer it's a little more difficult than the previous couple.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

These clues should help. But before we get to the hints and solution for the Thursday, August 7 puzzle, let’s go over the basics of Wordle. Wordle is a word puzzle that gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word.