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Connections answers for 26 August 2026
Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · Puzzle 1172
All four groups for puzzle 1172. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: "there you have it!"
BEHOLDPRESTOSHAZAMVOILÀ
Green: knack
FORTEGIFTSTRENGTHTALENT
Blue: what "p" might stand for
PAGEPARKPHOSPHORUSPIANO
Purple: key ___
CHAINLARGOLIMESIGNATURE
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 BEHOLD.
- Yellow is about: "there you have it!".
- Green is about: knack.
- Blue is about: what "p" might stand for.
- Purple is about: key ___.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 25 August 2026No. 1171
- Day after: 27 August 2026No. 1173
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 26 August 2026?
Yellow ("there you have it!"): BEHOLD, PRESTO, SHAZAM, VOILÀ. Green (knack): FORTE, GIFT, STRENGTH, TALENT. Blue (what "p" might stand for): PAGE, PARK, PHOSPHORUS, PIANO. Purple (key ___): CHAIN, LARGO, LIME, SIGNATURE.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was key ___.