NYT Connections Purple Group Hint

The purple group is the hardest one, so don’t kick yourself if this visual hint does not immediately take you to the promised land.
Here’s your verbal clue if you’re not into Mixed Martial Arts: Get your Britspeak on for one of these words, and your Bill and Ted for another.
Crying uncle? This was our process-of-elimination group today, probably as the Times’ puzzlemaster intended. Oh, and that imaginary fifth group? We tried MEDIUM, RARE, WELL DONE, and BLOODY for a steak group. Mmmm…..bloody……
Today’s purple group answer is Extremely and its words are AWFUL, BLOODY, REAL, and WAY.
We’ll see if the Times takes it easier on us tomorrow—check back then and find out!