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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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Monday, July 27 (Thu #1142).
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 #1143) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- CAPTAIN
- CLARKS
- OTTOMAN
- EMPIRE
- ANNAPOLIS
- BOBSLED
- CAMPER
- DIRECT
- EVEREST
- FUJI
- GALA
- HEAD
- CONVERSE
- LEAD
- HONEY CRISP
- CROCS
NYT Connections today (game #1143) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Take matters into your own hands
- GREEN: Varieties of a type of fruit
- BLUE: Shoe
- PURPLE: The same backwards and forwards
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 #1143) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ORDER
- GREEN: HOW DO YOU LIKE THESE APPLES
- BLUE: SHOE BRANDS STARTING WITH “C”
- PURPLE: START WITH PALINDROMIC NAMES
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1143) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1143 are…
- YELLOW: COMMAND: CAPTAIN, DIRECT, CHIEF, LEAD
- GREEN: HOW DO YOU LIKE THESE APPLES: EMPIRE, FUJI, GALA, HONEYCRISP
- BLUE: SHOE BRANDS STARTING WITH “C”: CAMPER, CLARKS, CONVERSE, CROCS
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH PALINDROMIC NAMES: ANNAPOLIS, BOBSLED, EVEREST, OTTOMAN
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
I knew HONEYCRISP and GALA were apple varieties, but I had trouble finding the other pair and made a mistake choosing CAPTAIN instead of FUJI.
In my defense, these are not available in the UK, where I am based, where we only talk about Granny Smith and Golden Delicious. HOW DO YOU LIKE THESE APPLES? A lot, in fact.
After going through this awkward quartet, the remaining three groups came together relatively easily, with SHOE BRANDS STARTING WITH “C” appearing in front of COMMAND – both of which reminded me of the Clarks Commandos shoes I lusted after as a little kid, largely because they came with a compass in the sole; very useful for a six year old child.
Yesterday’s Responses to NYT Connections (Monday July 27, 2026, Thu #1142)
- 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
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.
