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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 are looking for the Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Sunday, July 26 (Thu #1141).
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 #1142) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BASKET
- HORSE
- CARROT
- STICK
- KNITTING NEEDLE
- MAGNIFYING GLASS
- BEAM
- GRAVEYARD
- BELL
- STALACTITE
- RINGS
- HEART
- PARADIGM
- STALACTITE
- DOPPLER
- JUMP
NYT Connections today (game #1142) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Equipment used by Simone Biles and co
- GREEN: Slim and skinny
- BLUE: A word that rhymes with “lift” in common
- PURPLE: As seen when purchasing
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 #1142) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GYMNASTICS APPARATUS
- GREEN: LONG CONICAL THINGS
- BLUE: TYPES OF CHANGES
- PURPLE: ICONS ON A COMMERCIAL SITE
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1142) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1142 are…
- YELLOW: GYMNASTICS APPARATUS: BEAM, HORSE, RINGS, ARCH
- GREEN: LONG CONICAL THINGS: CARROT, ICE CUBE, KNITTING NEEDLE, STALACTITE
- BLUE: TYPES OF CHANGES: DOPPLER, CEMETERY, PARADIGM, STICK
- PURPLE: ICONS ON A COMMERCIAL SITE: BELL, CART, HEART, MAGNIFIER
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
I managed to finish today’s match without making a single mistake, but I still consider it a tricky match.
The reason is that I got very lucky once the deck got down to eight tiles; Unable to find a group, I just went with the four tiles in a row.
I may have had the GRAVEYARD change and the PARADIGM change, but DOPPLER and STICK needed a Google. Meanwhile, maybe I don’t shop online enough, but CART aside from the other three icons didn’t entice me to connect them.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday July 26, 2026, Thu #1141)
- 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
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.
