Connections #1170 Answers
Monday, August 24, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1170 for Monday, August 24, 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): fish
- Green: principal
- Blue: pro-wrestling lingo
- Purple (hardest): letter homophone plus tennis term
Answers
FISH
MULLET, PIKE, SOLE, TANG
PRINCIPAL
ARCH, CHIEF, MAIN, PRIME
PRO-WRESTLING LINGO
FACE, HEEL, JOBBER, KAYFABE
LETTER HOMOPHONE PLUS TENNIS TERM
BESET, DESERVE, EX-LOVE, EYELET
Previous Connections answers
- #1169 — potentially explosive things, double vowels, made with potatoes, household stain removers
- #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
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