Connections · Archive · #71
Connections Answers #71
Monday, August 21, 2023 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.
Puzzle#71
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty6/10
Trap groupPurple
The Four Groups
Reveal the four groups
Connections answer · #71
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Yellow · U.S. MOUNTAIN STATES
UTAHARIZONACOLORADONEVADA
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Green · SODA BRANDS
CRUSHMUGSQUIRTSPRITE
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Blue · CLASSIC ROCK BANDS
RUSHGENESISYESKANSAS
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Purple · TONY ___
HAWKMONTANASTARKSOPRANO
The Purple Group
Fill-in-the-blank · TONY ___
HAWK · MONTANA · STARK · SOPRANO
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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 #71?
Connections #71 (Monday, August 21, 2023) 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.