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Connections answers for 21 August 2026
Friday, 21 August 2026 · Puzzle 1167
All four groups for puzzle 1167. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: things most animals need
NUTRITIONOXYGENSLEEPWATER
Green: calls to begin a performance
ACTIONCURTAIN UPPLACESSHOWTIME
Blue: ___ kids
COMEBACKKARATESUNDANCEWIMPY
Purple: once in a ___
BLUE MOONGENERATIONLIFETIMEWHILE
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 NUTRITION.
- Yellow is about: things most animals need.
- Green is about: calls to begin a performance.
- Blue is about: ___ kids.
- Purple is about: once in a ___.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 20 August 2026No. 1166
- Day after: 22 August 2026No. 1168
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 21 August 2026?
Yellow (things most animals need): NUTRITION, OXYGEN, SLEEP, WATER. Green (calls to begin a performance): ACTION, CURTAIN UP, PLACES, SHOWTIME. Blue (___ kids): COMEBACK, KARATE, SUNDANCE, WIMPY. Purple (once in a ___): BLUE MOON, GENERATION, LIFETIME, WHILE.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was once in a ___.