Connections #1155 Answers – August 9, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1155 on Sunday, August 9, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BAD DREAMBUDDY COPCAPS FOR SALECHANGE TACKCORDUROYCOURSE-CORRECTESCAPE ROOMGOODNIGHT MOONJURY DUTYLABYRINTHMADELINENEO-NOIRRECALIBRATESHIFT GEARSSPACE OPERASPAGHETTI WESTERN
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
CHANGE TACK belongs to this group.
Green
CAPS FOR SALE belongs to this group.
Blue
BUDDY COP belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BAD DREAM belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH
Green category
CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Blue category
MOVIE SUBGENRES
Purple (hardest) category
THINGS PEOPLE TRY TO GET OUT OF
Connections #1155 answers
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TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACHCHANGE TACK, COURSE-CORRECT, RECALIBRATE, SHIFT GEARS
CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKSCAPS FOR SALE, CORDUROY, GOODNIGHT MOON, MADELINE
MOVIE SUBGENRESBUDDY COP, NEO-NOIR, SPACE OPERA, SPAGHETTI WESTERN
THINGS PEOPLE TRY TO GET OUT OFBAD DREAM, ESCAPE ROOM, JURY DUTY, LABYRINTH
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What are the Connections answers for August 9, 2026?
TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH: CHANGE TACK, COURSE-CORRECT, RECALIBRATE, SHIFT GEARS. CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS: CAPS FOR SALE, CORDUROY, GOODNIGHT MOON, MADELINE. MOVIE SUBGENRES: BUDDY COP, NEO-NOIR, SPACE OPERA, SPAGHETTI WESTERN. THINGS PEOPLE TRY TO GET OUT OF: BAD DREAM, ESCAPE ROOM, JURY DUTY, LABYRINTH.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.