A labyrinth is a confusing set or structure of connected paths in which finding the way or exit is difficult.
Labyrinth means a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost. Dictionary.com describes it as an intricate combination of paths or passages where finding the way or reaching the exit is difficult; Vocabulary.com also supports a figurative use.
See the word in its official group through the August 9, 2026 Connections puzzle.
How to use labyrinth
Use labyrinth for a structure or arrangement of connected paths or passages that makes finding the way difficult. The word can also be used figuratively for a complicated situation or system. The supplied evidence supports both the physical path sense and that broader figurative use.
An illustrative physical example is, “The visitors entered a labyrinth of connecting passages.” A figurative example is, “The paperwork became a labyrinth of procedures.” These examples show how the word can describe either a path structure or a difficult-to-navigate arrangement, without adding an unsupported historical or cultural explanation.
Natural examples
“A labyrinth made it difficult to find the exit” uses the direct passage sense. “She tried to follow the connected paths through the labyrinth” keeps the focus on navigation. “The case involved a labyrinth of documents” illustrates the figurative sense supported by Vocabulary.com.
In each example, the central idea is difficulty finding a way through connected paths or a complicated arrangement. The sentence does not need to identify a particular site, story, object, or design for labyrinth to work naturally.
A common mistake
A common mistake is to assume that labyrinth must name a single special kind of path system. The supplied evidence says that in English it is generally synonymous with maze, while also noting that both words are used in reference to such paths. For this page, the reliable core is the confusing or hard-to-navigate set of passages.
Do not turn that distinction into a narrower puzzle rule. LABYRINTH is not being defined here by an unsupported separate history or symbol; on the board it fits the exact category THINGS PEOPLE TRY TO GET OUT OF.
Labyrinth in Connections
LABYRINTH is one of the four official entries in THINGS PEOPLE TRY TO GET OUT OF on August 9, 2026. The other words are BAD DREAM, ESCAPE ROOM and JURY DUTY. The category is intentionally broad in the source wording: it names things people try to get out of, rather than one specific type of passage.
The word’s path-and-exit meaning makes the category readable without changing it into a narrower claim. Revisit the August 9, 2026 solved Connections board to compare the exact four entries.
Group logic
Use LABYRINTH as an anchor when a board contains words suggesting difficult situations or places to leave. Its definition supplies the concrete path idea, while the official category supplies the player-facing relationship: something people try to get out of.
Then check the remaining words against the source group rather than inventing a more specific rule. BAD DREAM, ESCAPE ROOM, JURY DUTY and LABYRINTH must stay together as the verified set. The August 9, 2026 Connections group explanation shows that complete mapping.