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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

  1. Yellow is the easiest group and purple the hardest. One yellow word is CARRY ON.
  2. Yellow is about: persevere.
  3. Green is about: move slowly (up to).
  4. Blue is about: airline status perks.
  5. Purple is about: "cold" things, in idioms.

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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.

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