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Connections Answers #1074

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.

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Puzzle#1074
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty6/10
Trap groupPurple

The Four Groups

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Connections answer · #1074

  • Yellow · STOVE KNOB SETTINGS

    HIGHMEDIUMOFFSIMMER

  • Green · POTENCY

    INTENSITYMIGHTFORCECONCENTRATION

  • Blue · MUSIC THEORY CONCEPTS

    KEYMODEINTERVALSCALE

  • Purple · "___ DAY" MOVIES

    INDEPENDENCETRAININGGROUNDHOGTHE LONGEST

The Purple Group

Fill-in-the-blank · "___ DAY" MOVIES

INDEPENDENCE · TRAINING · GROUNDHOG · THE LONGEST

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What were the Connections answers for #1074?
Connections #1074 (Wednesday, May 20, 2026) had four groups from yellow to purple — all shown above.
How hard was this Connections?
We rated it 6/10 (Medium). The purple group used fill-in-the-blank, which is where most solvers slip.