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Connections answers for 18 August 2026
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 · Puzzle 1164
All four groups for puzzle 1164. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: seen at a movie premiere
LIMOUSINEPAPARAZZIRED CARPETVELVET ROPE
Green: pjs
PETROLEUM JELLYPOETIC JUSTICEPRACTICAL JOKEPRIVATE JET
Blue: things that are orange
BASKETBALLORANGUTANSWEET POTATOTRAFFIC CONE
Purple: things that are gritty
COWBOY COFFEEFILM NOIRFLYERS MASCOTSANDPAPER
Try your groups on today's grid
This is today's grid as the game lays it out. Tap four words that belong together and press Check. We will tell you if it is a group, one word away, or not a group. You get four mistakes, the same as the game.
Mistakes left: ● ● ● ●
Stuck on one group?
Each group opens in three steps: a nudge, then its category, then the four words. Open only as many as you need.
Yellow
Not opened yet.
Green
Not opened yet.
Blue
Not opened yet.
Purple
Not opened yet.
The hints we wrote
- Yellow is the easiest group and purple the hardest. One yellow word is LIMOUSINE.
- Yellow is about: seen at a movie premiere.
- Green is about: pjs.
- Blue is about: things that are orange.
- Purple is about: things that are gritty.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 17 August 2026No. 1163
- Day after: 19 August 2026No. 1165
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 18 August 2026?
Yellow (seen at a movie premiere): LIMOUSINE, PAPARAZZI, RED CARPET, VELVET ROPE. Green (pjs): PETROLEUM JELLY, POETIC JUSTICE, PRACTICAL JOKE, PRIVATE JET. Blue (things that are orange): BASKETBALL, ORANGUTAN, SWEET POTATO, TRAFFIC CONE. Purple (things that are gritty): COWBOY COFFEE, FILM NOIR, FLYERS MASCOT, SANDPAPER.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was things that are gritty.