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Connections August 30, 2026: Hints & Answers (#1256)

edited by Wyna Liu.

Recap

The connections for August 30, 2026, have been revealed. Four groups were identified: exercise facilities, wine accessories, brands with bunny mascots, and words from old west wanted posters.

The sixteen tiles

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

REC CENTERALIASCORKSCREWPLAYBOYWANTEDSTOPPERENERGIZERREWARDGYMNASIUMCADBURYAERATORYMCAOUTLAWHEALTH CLUBTRIXDECANTER

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
    Fitness spots
    Green
    Wine tools
    Blue
    Iconic mascots
    Purple
    Bounty notices
  2. What linked each group, described

    Still no titles and no tiles named.

    Yellow group

    Common places to work out or play sports

    Green group

    Items used to prepare and serve wine

    Blue group

    Brands recognizable by their rabbit characters

    Purple group

    Phrases found on historical American posters

  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. 2 of the sixteen tiles were more than one word.

    Tiles
    16 across 4 groups
    Longest tile
    11 characters
    Shortest tile
    4 characters
    Multi-word tiles
    2
    Back to the sixteen tiles
  4. The trap on this board

    Which tiles pulled in two directions.

    Some cards could fit into multiple categories, be cautious with YMCA and ENERGIZER as they might seem like they belong elsewhere.

  5. The four category titles

    Half the answer.

    Yellow
    EXERCISE FACILITIES
    Green
    WINE ACCESSORIES
    Blue
    BRANDS WITH BUNNY RABBIT MASCOTS
    Purple
    WORDS ON AN OLD WEST WANTED POSTER
  6. One tile from each group

    The anchor most people misplaced, matched to its title.

    Yellow — EXERCISE FACILITIES
    REC CENTER
    Green — WINE ACCESSORIES
    DECANTER
    Blue — BRANDS WITH BUNNY RABBIT MASCOTS
    PLAYBOY
    Purple — WORDS ON AN OLD WEST WANTED POSTER
    OUTLAW
    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

    EXERCISE FACILITIES

    GYMNASIUM, HEALTH CLUB, REC CENTER, YMCA. The yellow group, 'EXERCISE FACILITIES', includes GYMNASIUM, HEALTH CLUB, REC CENTER, and YMCA.

  • Green group · 4 tiles

    WINE ACCESSORIES

    AERATOR, CORKSCREW, DECANTER, STOPPER. The green group, 'WINE ACCESSORIES', consists of AERATOR, CORKSCREW, DECANTER, and STOPPER.

  • Blue group · 4 tiles

    BRANDS WITH BUNNY RABBIT MASCOTS

    CADBURY, ENERGIZER, PLAYBOY, TRIX. The blue group, 'BRANDS WITH BUNNY RABBIT MASCOTS', features CADBURY, ENERGIZER, PLAYBOY, and TRIX.

  • Purple group · 4 tiles

    WORDS ON AN OLD WEST WANTED POSTER

    ALIAS, OUTLAW, REWARD, WANTED. The purple group, 'WORDS ON AN OLD WEST WANTED POSTER', comprises ALIAS, OUTLAW, REWARD, and WANTED.

This board by the numbers

Puzzle
(#1256) · Sunday, August 30, 2026
Tiles
16 in a 4 × 4 grid
Groups
4, yellow to purple
Multi-word tiles
2
Longest tile
HEALTH CLUB
Mistakes allowed
4 before the board locked

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