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Connections #1,132 hints and answers for Friday, July 17, 2026

Edited by Wyna Liu · Groups listed easiest to hardest: yellow, green, blue, purple

Connections #1,132 puts four groups of four on the board, running from the yellow group through to purple. For each group below: read the hint first, then show the category name when you want it, then the four words.

Group 1 - Yellow

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

GRAND FINALE

EPILOGUE · FAREWELL · LAST DANCE · SWAN SONG

Group 2 - Green

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

SEEN IN AN ARCADE

CRANE GAME · PINBALL · TICKETS · TOKENS

Group 3 - Blue

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

FOUR GROUPS OF FOUR

CARDINAL DIRECTIONS · CLASSICAL ELEMENTS · SEASONS · SUITS

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

ENDING IN PARTS OF A CAR

PLOT SPOILER · ROBIN HOOD · SATIRES · TREE TRUNK

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "Categorically speaking"