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Connections answers for 7 August 2026
Friday, 7 August 2026 · Puzzle 1153
All four groups for puzzle 1153. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: components of a candle
FRAGRANCEJARWAXWICK
Green: cold things
LIQUID NITROGENREFRIGERATORSNOWSUNDAE
Blue: parts of an elevator
BUTTONSCABLESMOTORSHAFT
Purple: starting with male animals
BUCKYBALLJACKPOTRAMBOTOMATILLO
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 FRAGRANCE.
- Yellow is about: components of a candle.
- Green is about: cold things.
- Blue is about: parts of an elevator.
- Purple is about: starting with male animals.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 6 August 2026No. 1152
- Day after: 8 August 2026No. 1154
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 7 August 2026?
Yellow (components of a candle): FRAGRANCE, JAR, WAX, WICK. Green (cold things): LIQUID NITROGEN, REFRIGERATOR, SNOW, SUNDAE. Blue (parts of an elevator): BUTTONS, CABLES, MOTOR, SHAFT. Purple (starting with male animals): BUCKYBALL, JACKPOT, RAMBO, TOMATILLO.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was starting with male animals.