Connections · Archive · #1144
Connections Answers #1144
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.
Puzzle#1144
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty6/10
Trap groupPurple
The Four Groups
Reveal the four groups
Connections answer · #1144
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Yellow · FASTENERS
STAPLENAILRIVETSCREW
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Green · NONDESCRIPT
BASICMIDVANILLAPLAIN
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Blue · UNITS OF WISDOM
PEARLWORDGEMNUGGET
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Purple · ___BOARDS IN A CLASSROOM
CORKCHALKWHITEBLACK
The Purple Group
Fill-in-the-blank · ___BOARDS IN A CLASSROOM
CORK · CHALK · WHITE · BLACK
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Connections gives you sixteen words to sort into four hidden groups of four, with only four mistakes allowed. Groups run yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest, often wordplay). New to it? Our how-to-play guide covers the full strategy, or grab today's Connections answers.
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What were the Connections answers for #1144?
Connections #1144 (Wednesday, July 29, 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.