Connections #1174 Answers
Friday, August 28, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1174 for Friday, August 28, 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): bedtime parting words
- Green: palindromes
- Blue: modern add-ons/combining forms
- Purple (hardest): top of the ___
Answers
BEDTIME PARTING WORDS
NIGHT, REST EASY, SLEEP TIGHT, SWEET DREAMS
PALINDROMES
MOM, NOON, SIS, TOP SPOT
MODERN ADD-ONS/COMBINING FORMS
BRO, CODED, ERA, MAXXING
TOP OF THE ___
HOUR, LINE, MORNING, POPS
Previous Connections answers
- #1173 — electric things, moved to tears, shades of gray, music genre plus starting letter
- #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
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