Connections #1177 Answers
Monday, August 31, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1177 for Monday, August 31, 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): things that come in tubes
- Green: warnings on a shipping box
- Blue: historical sovereign titles
- Purple (hardest): ___ bowl
Answers
THINGS THAT COME IN TUBES
LIPSTICK, POSTER, TENNIS BALLS, TOOTHPASTE
WARNINGS ON A SHIPPING BOX
FRAGILE, HEAVY, PERISHABLE, THIS SIDE UP
HISTORICAL SOVEREIGN TITLES
CALIPH, KHAN, PHARAOH, SHOGUN
___ BOWL
DUST, POKE, SALAD, SUPER
Previous Connections answers
- #1176 — exercise facilities, wine accessories, brands with bunny rabbit mascots, words on an old west wanted poster
- #1175 — under the hood of a car, kinds of salad, keyboard keys, starting with figures from greek myth
- #1174 — bedtime parting words, palindromes, modern add-ons/combining forms, top of the ___
- #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
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