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Connections answers for 9 August 2026
Sunday, 9 August 2026 · Puzzle 1155
All four groups for puzzle 1155. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: take a different approach
CHANGE TACKCOURSE-CORRECTRECALIBRATESHIFT GEARS
Green: classic children's books
CAPS FOR SALECORDUROYGOODNIGHT MOONMADELINE
Blue: movie subgenres
BUDDY COPNEO-NOIRSPACE OPERASPAGHETTI WESTERN
Purple: things people try to get out of
BAD DREAMESCAPE ROOMJURY DUTYLABYRINTH
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 CHANGE TACK.
- Yellow is about: take a different approach.
- Green is about: classic children's books.
- Blue is about: movie subgenres.
- Purple is about: things people try to get out of.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 8 August 2026No. 1154
- Day after: 10 August 2026No. 1156
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 9 August 2026?
Yellow (take a different approach): CHANGE TACK, COURSE-CORRECT, RECALIBRATE, SHIFT GEARS. Green (classic children's books): CAPS FOR SALE, CORDUROY, GOODNIGHT MOON, MADELINE. Blue (movie subgenres): BUDDY COP, NEO-NOIR, SPACE OPERA, SPAGHETTI WESTERN. Purple (things people try to get out of): BAD DREAM, ESCAPE ROOM, JURY DUTY, LABYRINTH.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was things people try to get out of.