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Connections #1,148 hints and answers for Sunday, August 2, 2026

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

Connections #1,148 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: Four words, one thread. Say each of the four out loud - the link is usually plainer than it looks.

FILLER WORDS

ACTUALLY · LIKE · SO · WELL

Group 2 - Green

Hint: One thread ties these four together. It is a fair link, not a trick - think about what the words can all be or do.

BY MEANS OF

BY · PER · THROUGH · VIA

Group 3 - Blue

Hint: The category name leaves a blank - each of these four words fills it to make a familiar phrase.

___ MODE

AIRPLANE · BEAST · DARK · À LA

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: Four words, one thread. Say each of the four out loud - the link is usually plainer than it looks.

U.S. AIRPORT CODES PLUS STARTING LETTER

ASEA · FLAX · LORD · OLGA

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "Eyes on the prize"