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Connections Answers #1173

Thursday, August 27, 2026 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.

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Puzzle#1173

EditorWyna Liu

Difficulty5/10

Trap groupPurple

The Four Groups

Reveal the four groups

Connections answer · #1173

Yellow · ELECTRIC THINGS

PIKACHULIGHTNINGLIVE WIREELECTRIC EEL
Green · MOVED TO TEARS

MISTYEMOTIONALOVERCOMECHOKED UP
Blue · SHADES OF GRAY

DOVESLATEASHPEWTER
Purple · MUSIC GENRE PLUS STARTING LETTER

SPUNKNEMOBROCKWRAP

The Purple Group

Added / dropped letter · MUSIC GENRE PLUS STARTING LETTER

SPUNK · NEMO · BROCK · WRAP

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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 #1173?

Connections #1173 (Thursday, August 27, 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 used added / dropped letter, which is where most solvers slip.