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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 25 (Thu #1140).
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.
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NYT Connections today (set #1141) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- SOLID FOOD
- PASTRY CRUST
- TURNOVER
- LIQUID SUN
- PLASMA television
- Scottish mist
- BLACKBERRY
- GASOLINE STATION
- ROWING BOAT
- FIRST WORDS
- APRIL SHOWERS
- DISCMAN
- WET WEATHER
- SHELL
- DVD PLAYER
- Crawling
NYT Connections today (game #1141) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: The achievements of a little
- GREEN: Obsolete electronics
- BLUE: Getting soaked
- PURPLE: Connected by a word that rhymes with “good”
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 #1141) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BABY STEPS
- GREEN: OUTDATED CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY
- BLUE: EXPRESSIONS FOR RAIN
- PURPLE: WHAT COULD THE “SHELL” REFER TO
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1141) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1141 are…
- YELLOW: BABY STEPS: Crawling, FIRST WORDS, TURNING BACK, SOLID FOOD
- GREEN: OUTDATED CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY: BLACKBERRY, DISCMAN, DVD PLAYER, PLASMA TV
- BLUE: EXPRESSIONS FOR RAIN: APRIL SHOWERS, LIQUID SUN, SCOTCH MIST, HUMID WEATHER
- PURPLE: WHAT THE “SHELL” COULD REFER TO: SHELL, GASOLINE STATION, PASTRY CRUST, ROWING BOAT
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
If you’re like me, tiles like today’s – mostly two words – leave you confused and disconcerted.
However, once the brain calms down, these types of games tend to be much easier than they first appear.
That said, there were several tiles here that were new to me – LIQUID SUNSHINE seems like a weird way to describe a rainy day, although, my goodness, there are a lot of them (I like mizzle, which is a misty drizzle) and I thought CARAPACE was an Ecuadorian cyclist, but I now know that’s the word for a turtle shell.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Saturday July 25, 2026, Thu #1140)
- YELLOW: SPANISH PARENTS: ABUELA, HIJO, MADRE, PRIMO
- GREEN: START CRYING, WITH “UP”: SMOTHER, MIST, TEAR, GOOD
- BLUE: AFRICAN COINS: KWANZA, LEONE, NAIRA, RAND
- PURPLE: BAND____: CLUB, SHOPPING MALL, POKER, STEAK
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.
