Connections #1161 Answers
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1161 for Saturday, August 15, 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): exhausted
- Green: segment
- Blue: ending in units of length
- Purple (hardest): ending in synonyms for follow secretly
Answers
EXHAUSTED
BEAT, FRIED, SPENT, WORN OUT
SEGMENT
LEG, PHASE, STAGE, STRETCH
ENDING IN UNITS OF LENGTH
CHAMOMILE, GRINCH, HOTFOOT, LANYARD
ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR FOLLOW SECRETLY
BEANSTALK, EYESHADOW, HIGHTAIL, SOUNDTRACK
Previous Connections answers
- #1160 — black-and-yellow, places where everyone thinks the same ways, comic book artist's tools, triangle logos
- #1159 — persevere, move slowly (up to), airline status perks, "cold" things, in idioms
- #1158 — hold onto, as a feeling, kinds of frogs, nbc sitcom surnames, starting with affirmative responses
- #1157 — doomed, basic cable channels, words in an auctioneer's chant, homophones of facial features
- #1156 — haphazardly, ways to receive event tickets, sections on an invoice, famous goatees
- #1155 — take a different approach, classic children's books, movie subgenres, things people try to get out of
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