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Connections August 4, 2026: Hints & Answers (#1237)

edited by Wyna Liu.

Recap

On August 4, 2026, the Connections puzzle featured groups including everyday objects with a specific shape, familiar urban sights, items with operational parts, and symbols with a particular geometric form.

The sixteen tiles

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

CIGARETTEPEACE SIGNPIANOTAXI CABCHEVRONUNICYCLEPIGEONPOOL NOODLESEWING MACHINEANGLE BRACKETPRETZEL RODBODEGASUBWAY STATIONFOAM ROLLERSWAN BOATGOOSE FORMATION

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
    Gym equipment
    Green
    Urban landmarks
    Blue
    Musical instruments
    Purple
    Directional symbols
  2. What linked each group, described

    Still no titles and no tiles named.

    Yellow group

    These items share a common shape often used for exercise or recreation

    Green group

    These are familiar sights you might see while walking around a big city

    Blue group

    These objects have parts that you press to make them work

    Purple group

    These things have a distinctive shape that is often used to convey information

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

    Tiles
    16 across 4 groups
    Longest tile
    15 characters
    Shortest tile
    5 characters
    Multi-word tiles
    10
    Back to the sixteen tiles
  4. The trap on this board

    Which tiles pulled in two directions.

    Some cards could fit into more than one group - be careful not to confuse 'SWAN BOAT' with other water-related items, or 'PIGEON' with other birds.

  5. The four category titles

    Half the answer.

    Yellow
    LONG CYLINDRICAL THINGS
    Green
    ICONIC NYC SIGHTS
    Blue
    THINGS WITH PEDALS
    Purple
    V-SHAPED THINGS
  6. One tile from each group

    The anchor most people misplaced, matched to its title.

    Yellow — LONG CYLINDRICAL THINGS
    PRETZEL ROD
    Green — ICONIC NYC SIGHTS
    BODEGA
    Blue — THINGS WITH PEDALS
    SWAN BOAT
    Purple — V-SHAPED THINGS
    ANGLE BRACKET
    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

    LONG CYLINDRICAL THINGS

    CIGARETTE, FOAM ROLLER, POOL NOODLE, PRETZEL ROD. The yellow group, 'LONG CYLINDRICAL THINGS', includes CIGARETTE, FOAM ROLLER, POOL NOODLE, and PRETZEL ROD.

  • Green group · 4 tiles

    ICONIC NYC SIGHTS

    BODEGA, PIGEON, SUBWAY STATION, TAXI CAB. The green group, 'ICONIC NYC SIGHTS', includes BODEGA, PIGEON, SUBWAY STATION, and TAXI CAB.

  • Blue group · 4 tiles

    THINGS WITH PEDALS

    PIANO, SEWING MACHINE, SWAN BOAT, UNICYCLE. The blue group, 'THINGS WITH PEDALS', includes PIANO, SEWING MACHINE, SWAN BOAT, and UNICYCLE.

  • Purple group · 4 tiles

    V-SHAPED THINGS

    ANGLE BRACKET, CHEVRON, GOOSE FORMATION, PEACE SIGN. The purple group, 'V-SHAPED THINGS', includes ANGLE BRACKET, CHEVRON, GOOSE FORMATION, and PEACE SIGN.

This board by the numbers

Puzzle
(#1237) · Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Tiles
16 in a 4 × 4 grid
Groups
4, yellow to purple
Multi-word tiles
10
Longest tile
GOOSE FORMATION
Mistakes allowed
4 before the board locked

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