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Connections answers for 23 August 2026
Sunday, 23 August 2026 · Puzzle 1169
All four groups for puzzle 1169. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: potentially explosive things
POWDER KEGTIME BOMBTINDERBOXVOLCANO
Green: double vowels
ANTIFREEZEBAZAARSKIINGVACUUM
Blue: made with potatoes
HOME FRIESPOTATO BATTERYVICHYSSOISEVODKA
Purple: household stain removers
BAKING SODACLUB SODAHYDROGEN PEROXIDEVINEGAR
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 POWDER KEG.
- Yellow is about: potentially explosive things.
- Green is about: double vowels.
- Blue is about: made with potatoes.
- Purple is about: household stain removers.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 22 August 2026No. 1168
- Day after: 24 August 2026No. 1170
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 23 August 2026?
Yellow (potentially explosive things): POWDER KEG, TIME BOMB, TINDERBOX, VOLCANO. Green (double vowels): ANTIFREEZE, BAZAAR, SKIING, VACUUM. Blue (made with potatoes): HOME FRIES, POTATO BATTERY, VICHYSSOISE, VODKA. Purple (household stain removers): BAKING SODA, CLUB SODA, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, VINEGAR.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was household stain removers.