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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

  1. Yellow is the easiest group and purple the hardest. One yellow word is LIMOUSINE.
  2. Yellow is about: seen at a movie premiere.
  3. Green is about: pjs.
  4. Blue is about: things that are orange.
  5. Purple is about: things that are gritty.

Neighbouring days

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.

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