Connections #1148 Answers
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1148 for Sunday, August 2, 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): filler words
- Green: by means of
- Blue: ___ mode
- Purple (hardest): u.s. airport codes plus starting letter
Answers
FILLER WORDS
ACTUALLY, LIKE, SO, WELL
BY MEANS OF
BY, PER, THROUGH, VIA
___ MODE
AIRPLANE, BEAST, DARK, À LA
U.S. AIRPORT CODES PLUS STARTING LETTER
ASEA, FLAX, LORD, OLGA
Previous Connections answers
- #1147 — bedding, oscar-winning actors since 2010, perform some hole machining operations, starting with bread shapes
- #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
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