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Connections August 31, 2026: Hints & Answers (#1258)

edited by Wyna Liu.

Recap

On this day, four groups were identified: everyday items, shipping warnings, historical titles, and famous bowls.

The sixteen tiles

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

SUPERCALIPHFRAGILELIPSTICKSALADHEAVYDUSTPOSTERPHARAOHPOKETOOTHPASTEKHANPERISHABLETENNIS BALLSSHOGUNTHIS SIDE UP

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
    Cosmetic item
    Green
    Caution labels
    Blue
    Ruler titles
    Purple
    Popular event
  2. What linked each group, described

    Still no titles and no tiles named.

    Yellow group

    Common items found in a makeup bag or bathroom

    Green group

    Messages on packaging to handle with care

    Blue group

    Ancient and historical leadership names

    Purple group

    Well-known annual sporting or television events

  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
    12 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, consider 'SALAD' and 'POKE' carefully, as well as 'TENNIS BALLS' and 'LIPSTICK'.

  5. The four category titles

    Half the answer.

    Yellow
    THINGS THAT COME IN TUBES
    Green
    WARNINGS ON A SHIPPING BOX
    Blue
    HISTORICAL SOVEREIGN TITLES
    Purple
    ___ BOWL
  6. One tile from each group

    The anchor most people misplaced, matched to its title.

    Yellow — THINGS THAT COME IN TUBES
    POSTER
    Green — WARNINGS ON A SHIPPING BOX
    PERISHABLE
    Blue — HISTORICAL SOVEREIGN TITLES
    SHOGUN
    Purple — ___ BOWL
    SUPER
    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

    THINGS THAT COME IN TUBES

    LIPSTICK, POSTER, TENNIS BALLS, TOOTHPASTE. The yellow group is 'THINGS THAT COME IN TUBES' with cards LIPSTICK, POSTER, TENNIS BALLS, TOOTHPASTE.

  • Green group · 4 tiles

    WARNINGS ON A SHIPPING BOX

    FRAGILE, HEAVY, PERISHABLE, THIS SIDE UP. The green group is 'WARNINGS ON A SHIPPING BOX' with cards FRAGILE, HEAVY, PERISHABLE, THIS SIDE UP.

  • Blue group · 4 tiles

    HISTORICAL SOVEREIGN TITLES

    CALIPH, KHAN, PHARAOH, SHOGUN. The blue group is 'HISTORICAL SOVEREIGN TITLES' with cards CALIPH, KHAN, PHARAOH, SHOGUN.

  • Purple group · 4 tiles

    ___ BOWL

    DUST, POKE, SALAD, SUPER. The purple group is '___ BOWL' with cards DUST, POKE, SALAD, SUPER.

This board by the numbers

Puzzle
(#1258) · Monday, August 31, 2026
Tiles
16 in a 4 × 4 grid
Groups
4, yellow to purple
Multi-word tiles
2
Longest tile
TENNIS BALLS
Mistakes allowed
4 before the board locked

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