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Connections answers for 3 August 2026
Monday, 3 August 2026 · Puzzle 1149
All four groups for puzzle 1149. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: road less traveled
ALLEYBACKSTREETBYWAYLANE
Green: shades of green
FORESTHUNTERMINTSAGE
Blue: "y" is the only vowel
FLY BYMYRRHNSYNCRHYTHM
Purple: starting with synonyms for "pester"
BUG FIXNAG CHAMPANEEDLESSTEA SET
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 ALLEY.
- Yellow is about: road less traveled.
- Green is about: shades of green.
- Blue is about: "y" is the only vowel.
- Purple is about: starting with synonyms for "pester".
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 2 August 2026No. 1148
- Day after: 4 August 2026No. 1150
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 3 August 2026?
Yellow (road less traveled): ALLEY, BACKSTREET, BYWAY, LANE. Green (shades of green): FOREST, HUNTER, MINT, SAGE. Blue ("y" is the only vowel): FLY BY, MYRRH, NSYNC, RHYTHM. Purple (starting with synonyms for "pester"): BUG FIX, NAG CHAMPA, NEEDLESS, TEA SET.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was starting with synonyms for "pester".