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 there was a fifth choice in here, some of the options may be “A la,” “fit for a,” and, for you wrestling fans, “Macho.”
Crying uncle? Once we found a way to get PROM in here, we got it. That took a bit though—not a title we were exactly vying for in high school.
Today’s purple group answer is ___ King and its words are BURGER, CALIFORNIA, LION, and PROM
We’ll see if the Times takes it easier on us tomorrow—check back then and find out!