Connections #1173 Answers
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1173 for Thursday, August 27, 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): electric things
- Green: moved to tears
- Blue: shades of gray
- Purple (hardest): music genre plus starting letter
Answers
ELECTRIC THINGS
ELECTRIC EEL, LIGHTNING, LIVE WIRE, PIKACHU
MOVED TO TEARS
CHOKED UP, EMOTIONAL, MISTY, OVERCOME
SHADES OF GRAY
ASH, DOVE, PEWTER, SLATE
MUSIC GENRE PLUS STARTING LETTER
BROCK, NEMO, SPUNK, WRAP
Previous Connections answers
- #1172 — "there you have it!", knack, what "p" might stand for, key ___
- #1171 — surface-level, sci-fi phenomena, stephen king film adaptations, with "the", ending in ice cream orders
- #1170 — fish, principal, pro-wrestling lingo, letter homophone plus tennis term
- #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 ___
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