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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Saturday, July 11 (Thu #1126).
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the clever word game from the New York Times that challenges you to group answers into different categories. This can be difficult, so read on if you need tips on connections.
What should you do once you’re done? Well, play other word games of course. I also have daily Strands tips and answers and articles on Quordle tips and answers if you need help with those too, while Marc’s Wordle page today covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: The information on NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (set #1127) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- PARTY
- NERD
- MAD
- ROCK
- POINT
- LAIR
- SEED
- STUDY
- PH
- PARTY
- SLEEP
- DITCH
- AVORTON
- BAG
- SEED
- REPEAT
NYT Connections today (game #1127) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Vital part of plants
- GREEN: Unique sweets
- BLUE: Campus Motto
- PURPLE: City syllables
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four themed answers are for today’s NYT Connections riddles…
NYT Connections today (game #1127) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: REPRODUCTIVE PART OF THE FRUIT
- GREEN: FRUIT FLAVOR CANDY
- BLUE: VERBS IN A COLLEGE LIFE SLOGAN
- PURPLE: US EQUITY STARTS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1127) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1127 are…
- YELLOW: REPRODUCTIVE PART OF THE FRUIT: PIP, PIT, SEED, STONE
- GREEN: FRUIT FLAVOR CANDY: DOT, NERD, RUNT, SPREE
- BLUE: VERBS IN A SLOGAN OF COLLEGE LIFE: PARTY, REPEAT, SLEEP, STUDY
- PURPLE: START OF US CAPITALS: DEN, MAD, PHO, SAC
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
For anyone based outside of the US, like me in the UK, this game presented added difficulty thanks to Connections’ penchant for candy brands and state capitals.
By now, of course, I should be fully aware of the many varieties of candy — some of which have admittedly traveled beyond the United States to cause dental problems around the world — but SPREE Tableted Dextrose Delight isn’t one I’ve heard of.
Somehow, though, I failed with only two mistakes.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Saturday July 11, 2026, Thu #1126)
- YELLOW: CIRCUS EQUIPMENT: CANON, stilts, trapeze, unicycle
- GREEN: NOT DISTURBED, LIKE WATER: QUIET, FLAT, GLASS, REAL ESTATE
- BLUE: CHARACTERS FROM “TOY STORY”: BO PEEP, JESSIE, SLINKY, WOODY
- PURPLE: DOUBLE LETTERS APPEARING IN THE ALPHABETICS OF THIS LETTER:
- POSITION AARDVARK, BOCCE, REFLUX, TWIDDLE
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games created by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four elements that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow is a little more difficult, blue is often quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you technically don’t need to solve the final question, as you will be able to answer it through a process of elimination. Additionally, you can make up to four mistakes, giving you some breathing room.
However, it’s a bit more complex than something like Wordle, and the game provides plenty of opportunities to trip you up with tricks. For example, watch out for homophones and other puns that could obscure the answers.
It is playable for free via the NYT Games website on computer or mobile.
