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Connections #1,154 hints and answers for Saturday, August 8, 2026

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

Connections #1,154 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.

QUAINT EXPRESSIONS OF EXCITEMENT

HOT DOG · HURRAH · WHOOPEE · YAHOO

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.

CONVEY

COUCH · EXPRESS · FRAME · PHRASE

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.

WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH LETTERS AS HOMOPHONES

CUTIE · EASY · EFFECTS · I OWE YOU

Group 4 - Purple

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

SAFETY ___

BELT · GOGGLES · PIN · RAZOR

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "It has its ups and downs"