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Connections Answers #1186

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.

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Puzzle#1186
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty5/10
Trap groupPurple

The Four Groups

Reveal the four groups

Connections answer · #1186

  • Yellow · HARD TO UNDERSTAND

    INCOMPREHENSIBLEBEWILDERINGESOTERICOPAQUE

  • Green · WORDS WITH "SMALL" PREFIXES

    NANOTECHNOLOGYMICROBREWERYPICOSECONDMINIVAN

  • Blue · HORROR MOVIES

    ARACHNOPHOBIAHALLOWEENSAWIT

  • Purple · WORDS BEFORE "FORCE"

    ELECTROMAGNETICBRUTETASKG

The Purple Group

WORDS BEFORE "FORCE"

ELECTROMAGNETIC · BRUTE · TASK · G

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FAQ

What were the Connections answers for #1186?
Connections #1186 (Wednesday, September 9, 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.