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Connections #1,172 hints and answers for Wednesday, August 26, 2026

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

Connections #1,172 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.

"THERE YOU HAVE IT!"

BEHOLD · PRESTO · SHAZAM · VOILÀ

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.

KNACK

FORTE · GIFT · STRENGTH · TALENT

Group 3 - Blue

Hint: All four words start with the letter P - the real link runs deeper than that, but it is a place to start.

WHAT "P" MIGHT STAND FOR

PAGE · PARK · PHOSPHORUS · PIANO

Group 4 - Purple

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

KEY ___

CHAIN · LARGO · LIME · SIGNATURE

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "All in a day's work"