Connections #1149 Answers – August 3, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1149 on Monday, August 3, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ALLEYBACKSTREETBUG FIXBYWAYFLY BYFORESTHUNTERLANEMINTMYRRHNAG CHAMPANEEDLESSNSYNCRHYTHMSAGETEA SET
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
ALLEY belongs to this group.
Green
FOREST belongs to this group.
Blue
FLY BY belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BUG FIX belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Green category
SHADES OF GREEN
Blue category
"Y" IS THE ONLY VOWEL
Purple (hardest) category
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER"
Connections #1149 answers
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ROAD LESS TRAVELEDALLEY, BACKSTREET, BYWAY, LANE
SHADES OF GREENFOREST, HUNTER, MINT, SAGE
"Y" IS THE ONLY VOWELFLY BY, MYRRH, NSYNC, RHYTHM
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER"BUG FIX, NAG CHAMPA, NEEDLESS, TEA SET
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What are the Connections answers for August 3, 2026?
ROAD LESS TRAVELED: ALLEY, BACKSTREET, BYWAY, LANE. SHADES OF GREEN: FOREST, HUNTER, MINT, SAGE. "Y" IS THE ONLY VOWEL: FLY BY, MYRRH, NSYNC, RHYTHM. STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER": BUG FIX, NAG CHAMPA, NEEDLESS, TEA SET.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.