Connections #1169 Answers
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1169 for Sunday, August 23, 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): potentially explosive things
- Green: double vowels
- Blue: made with potatoes
- Purple (hardest): household stain removers
Answers
POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE THINGS
POWDER KEG, TIME BOMB, TINDERBOX, VOLCANO
DOUBLE VOWELS
ANTIFREEZE, BAZAAR, SKIING, VACUUM
MADE WITH POTATOES
HOME FRIES, POTATO BATTERY, VISCHYSSOISE, VODKA
HOUSEHOLD STAIN REMOVERS
BAKING SODA, CLUB SODA, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, VINEGAR
Previous Connections answers
- #1168 — carpentry tools, kinds of melon, garden hose settings, ___ girls of pop culture
- #1167 — things most animals need, calls to begin a performance, ___ kids, once in a ___
- #1166 — kinds of pizza, kinds of numbers, similarly shaped typographical marks, starting with chinese zodiac animals
- #1165 — piece of cake, conceal, words before "ball" in sport names, homophones of cgi-animated films
- #1164 — seen at a movie premiere, pjs, things that are orange, things that are gritty
- #1163 — video call platforms, spreadsheet features, first names of country music legends, starting with pets
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