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Connections answers for 13 August 2026
Thursday, 13 August 2026 · Puzzle 1159
All four groups for puzzle 1159. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: persevere
CARRY ONCONTINUEMAKE ITPERSIST
Green: move slowly (up to)
CREEPEASEEDGEINCH
Blue: airline status perks
CHECKED BAGSLOUNGEMILESUPGRADE
Purple: "cold" things, in idioms
COMFORTFEETSHOULDERTURKEY
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 CARRY ON.
- Yellow is about: persevere.
- Green is about: move slowly (up to).
- Blue is about: airline status perks.
- Purple is about: "cold" things, in idioms.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 12 August 2026No. 1158
- Day after: 14 August 2026No. 1160
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 13 August 2026?
Yellow (persevere): CARRY ON, CONTINUE, MAKE IT, PERSIST. Green (move slowly (up to)): CREEP, EASE, EDGE, INCH. Blue (airline status perks): CHECKED BAGS, LOUNGE, MILES, UPGRADE. Purple ("cold" things, in idioms): COMFORT, FEET, SHOULDER, TURKEY.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was "cold" things, in idioms.