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Connections answers for 24 August 2026
Monday, 24 August 2026 · Puzzle 1170
All four groups for puzzle 1170. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: fish
MULLETPIKESOLETANG
Green: principal
ARCHCHIEFMAINPRIME
Blue: pro-wrestling lingo
FACEHEELJOBBERKAYFABE
Purple: letter homophone plus tennis term
BESETDESERVEEX-LOVEEYELET
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 MULLET.
- Yellow is about: fish.
- Green is about: principal.
- Blue is about: pro-wrestling lingo.
- Purple is about: letter homophone plus tennis term.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 23 August 2026No. 1169
- Day after: 25 August 2026No. 1171
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 24 August 2026?
Yellow (fish): MULLET, PIKE, SOLE, TANG. Green (principal): ARCH, CHIEF, MAIN, PRIME. Blue (pro-wrestling lingo): FACE, HEEL, JOBBER, KAYFABE. Purple (letter homophone plus tennis term): BESET, DESERVE, EX-LOVE, EYELET.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was letter homophone plus tennis term.