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Connections answers for 28 August 2026
Friday, 28 August 2026 · Puzzle 1174
All four groups for puzzle 1174. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: bedtime parting words
NIGHTREST EASYSLEEP TIGHTSWEET DREAMS
Green: palindromes
MOMNOONSISTOP SPOT
Blue: modern add-ons/combining forms
BROCODEDERAMAXXING
Purple: top of the ___
HOURLINEMORNINGPOPS
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 NIGHT.
- Yellow is about: bedtime parting words.
- Green is about: palindromes.
- Blue is about: modern add-ons/combining forms.
- Purple is about: top of the ___.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 27 August 2026No. 1173
- Day after: 29 August 2026No. 1175
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 28 August 2026?
Yellow (bedtime parting words): NIGHT, REST EASY, SLEEP TIGHT, SWEET DREAMS. Green (palindromes): MOM, NOON, SIS, TOP SPOT. Blue (modern add-ons/combining forms): BRO, CODED, ERA, MAXXING. Purple (top of the ___): HOUR, LINE, MORNING, POPS.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was top of the ___.