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Connections Answers #1047

Thursday, April 23, 2026 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.

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Puzzle#1047
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty5/10
Trap groupPurple

The Four Groups

Reveal the four groups

Connections answer · #1047

  • Yellow · BORDER

    NEIGHBORTOUCHSKIRTFLANK

  • Green · KINDS OF FICTION

    SCIENCEPULPLITERARYHISTORICAL

  • Blue · WORDS IN A PLANETARY MNEMONIC

    MOTHERMYEDUCATEDVERY

  • Purple · STARTING WITH FOUR-LETTER '80S BANDS

    TOTOROWHAMMYASIAGODEVOTE

The Purple Group

STARTING WITH FOUR-LETTER '80S BANDS

TOTORO · WHAMMY · ASIAGO · DEVOTE

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FAQ

What were the Connections answers for #1047?
Connections #1047 (Thursday, April 23, 2026) had four groups from yellow to purple — all shown above.
How hard was this Connections?
We rated it 5/10 (Medium). The purple group was the trap, which is where most solvers slip.