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Connections August 14, 2026: Hints & Answers (#1248)

edited by Wyna Liu.

Recap

On August 14, 2026, the Connections puzzle featured four groups: colorful icons, uniform thinking spaces, comic book art tools, and triangular logos.

The sixteen tiles

The sixteen tiles as dealt. Reveal a group below to tint and caption its tiles here.

BUMBLEBEEBUBBLEBASS ALECHARLIE BROWNDELTA AIRLINESSTRAIGHTEDGEECHO CHAMBERCITGOCAUTION TAPEGOOGLE DRIVEINDIA INKSILODIP PENWOLVERINEHIVEMINDBRISTOL BOARD

Connections hints, one rung at a time

Six rungs, softest first. The recap above already named the groups, so this ladder is here for anyone replaying the board fresh rather than as a spoiler shield.

  1. Four one-line nudges, one per group

    The softest hint there is.

    Yellow
    Colorful insects
    Green
    Uniform thinking
    Blue
    Art supplies
    Purple
    Logos with triangles
  2. What linked each group, described

    Still no titles and no tiles named.

    Yellow group

    Things with a distinctive color pattern

    Green group

    Environments with little dissent

    Blue group

    Tools for creating comic book art

    Purple group

    Brands with triangular symbols

  3. Board facts

    Counted off the sixteen printed tiles.

    Sixteen tiles, four groups of four, ordered yellow → green → blue → purple from most to least obvious. 9 of the sixteen tiles were more than one word.

    Tiles
    16 across 4 groups
    Longest tile
    14 characters
    Shortest tile
    4 characters
    Multi-word tiles
    9
    Back to the sixteen tiles
  4. The trap on this board

    Which tiles pulled in two directions.

    Some cards could fit into multiple categories at first glance, especially 'CAUTION TAPE' and 'BUBBLE'.

  5. The four category titles

    Half the answer.

    Yellow
    BLACK-AND-YELLOW
    Green
    PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYS
    Blue
    COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLS
    Purple
    TRIANGLE LOGOS
  6. One tile from each group

    The anchor most people misplaced, matched to its title.

    Yellow — BLACK-AND-YELLOW
    CHARLIE BROWN
    Green — PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYS
    SILO
    Blue — COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLS
    STRAIGHTEDGE
    Purple — TRIANGLE LOGOS
    GOOGLE DRIVE
    Open the full groupings

Every Connections group from that board

All four groups, folded. Opening one tints its four tiles above and captions them with the category name.

  • Yellow group · 4 tiles

    BLACK-AND-YELLOW

    BUMBLEBEE, CAUTION TAPE, CHARLIE BROWN, WOLVERINE. The yellow group is 'BLACK-AND-YELLOW', consisting of BUMBLEBEE, CAUTION TAPE, CHARLIE BROWN, and WOLVERINE.

  • Green group · 4 tiles

    PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYS

    BUBBLE, ECHO CHAMBER, HIVEMIND, SILO. The green group is 'PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYS', consisting of BUBBLE, ECHO CHAMBER, HIVEMIND, and SILO.

  • Blue group · 4 tiles

    COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLS

    BRISTOL BOARD, DIP PEN, INDIA INK, STRAIGHTEDGE. The blue group is 'COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLS', consisting of BRISTOL BOARD, DIP PEN, INDIA INK, and STRAIGHTEDGE.

  • Purple group · 4 tiles

    TRIANGLE LOGOS

    BASS ALE, CITGO, DELTA AIRLINES, GOOGLE DRIVE. The purple group is 'TRIANGLE LOGOS', consisting of BASS ALE, CITGO, DELTA AIRLINES, and GOOGLE DRIVE.

This board by the numbers

Puzzle
(#1248) · Friday, August 14, 2026
Tiles
16 in a 4 × 4 grid
Groups
4, yellow to purple
Multi-word tiles
9
Longest tile
DELTA AIRLINES
Mistakes allowed
4 before the board locked

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