Connections #1147 Answers
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1147 for Saturday, August 1, 2026. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): bedding
- Green: oscar-winning actors since 2010
- Blue: perform some hole machining operations
- Purple (hardest): starting with bread shapes
Answers
BEDDING
COMFORTER, SHAM, SHEET, THROW
OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS SINCE 2010
BALE, JORDAN, PHOENIX, WALTZ
PERFORM SOME HOLE MACHINING OPERATIONS
BORE, COUNTERSINK, DRILL, REAM
STARTING WITH BREAD SHAPES
BOULEVARD, BUNDLE, LOAFER, ROLLS-ROYCE
Previous Connections answers
- #1146 — construct, super mario figures, fruits plus starting letter, starting with merriments
- #1145 — virtuous, activities with multiple balls, cruise lines, on the ___, to mean "precise"
- #1144 — fasteners, nondescript, units of wisdom, ___boards in a classroom
- #1143 — command, how do you like them apples, shoe brands starting with "c", starting with palindromic names
- #1142 — gymnastics apparatus, long tapered things, kinds of shifts, icons on a shopping site
- #1141 — baby milestones, outmoded consumer tech, expressions for rain, what "shell" might refer to
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