Want a different day?
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 are looking for the Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Monday, July 20 (Thu #1135).
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 #1136) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MUSIC
- GRAM
- DRIVER
- VISION
- TUBE
- CROPPING
- BOOK
- APPLICATION
- ORCHESTRATION
- EXTENSION
- RESERVOIR
- KINESIS
- BLOWER
- HALTER
- WORDS
- PLUGIN
NYT Connections today (game #1136) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Types of a similar garment
- GREEN: Computer terms
- BLUE: Parts of a composition
- PURPLE: Start with a word that rhymes with Nelly
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 #1136) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TYPES OF TOPS
- GREEN: SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS
- BLUE: ELEMENTS OF A MUSICAL
- PURPLE: TV____
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1136) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1136 are…
- YELLOW: TYPES OF TOPS: CROP, HALTER, TANK, TUBE
- GREEN: SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS: APPLICATION, DRIVER, EXTENSION, PLUGIN
- BLUE: ELEMENTS OF A MUSICAL: BOOK, LYRICS, MUSIC, ORCHESTRATION
- PURPLE: TV____: GRAM, KINESIS, PROMPTER, VISION
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
This very rarely happens to me, but I immediately saw the most difficult group today, with PROMPTER and VISION helping me connect GRAM and KINESIS.
It looked like an easy purple, but perhaps the telegram surprised a few people, as it is now a fairly useless form of communication.
Anyway, I was rewarded with my 50th Purple First badge – it took me a while to reach this milestone, with my random playstyle being more about just connecting the first group I see, rather than looking for the one most likely to be a purple. I can’t imagine being that tactical with Connections.
In truth, this felt like a game where any group could have been yellow on any other day, even though all groups contained elements that have largely disappeared.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday July 20, 2026, Thu #1135)
- YELLOW: ANNOUNCE: BLARE, HERALD, SOUND, TRUMPET
- GREEN: ITEMS TO CLICK ON: BUTTON, ICON, LINK, MENU
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLS: BUBBLE TEA, OYSTER, PORK, WISDOM
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: ALEXA, PRAIRIE, PORTOBELLO, SAKES
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.
