Are you looking for a different day?
A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone, which means some people are always playing “today’s game” while others play “yesterday’s game.” If instead you are looking for the Saturday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Saturday, July 25 (Game #1140).
Good day! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers into various categories. It can be difficult, so read on if you need Connections tips.
What should you do once you’re done? Well, play more word games, of course. I also have daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle’s current page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about 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) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- SOLID FOOD
- PASTRY CRUST
- GOING AROUND
- LIQUID SUN
- PLASMA TV
- SCOTTISH FOG
- BLACKBERRY
- GAS STATION
- ROW-BOAT
- FIRST WORDS
- APRIL SHOWERS
- DISCMAN
- HUMID CLIMATE
- CARAPACE
- DVD PLAYER
- DRAG
NYT Connections Today (Game #1141) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: The achievements of a little one.
- GREEN: Obsolete electronics
- BLUE: soak
- PURPLE: Connected by a word that rhymes with “good”
Do you need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the answers are to the four topics for today’s NYT Connections riddles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #1141) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BABY MILESTONES
- GREEN: OUTDATED CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY
- BLUE: EXPRESSIONS FOR THE RAIN
- PURPLE: WHAT “SHELL” COULD REFER TO
Well, 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 MILESTONES: DRAG, FIRST WORDS, ROLLING, SOLID FOOD
- GREEN: OUTDATED CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY: BLACKBERRY, DISCMAN, DVD PLAYER, PLASMA TV
- BLUE: EXPRESSIONS FOR THE RAIN: APRIL SHOWERS, LIQUID SUN, SCOTTISH FOG, WET WEATHER
- PURPLE: WHAT “SHELL” COULD REFER TO: CARAPATO, GASOLINE STATION, PASTRY CRUST, ROWBOAT
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
If you’re like me, tiles like today’s (mostly made up of two words) will make you feel confused and bewildered.
However, once the brain has calmed down, these types of games are often much easier than they seem at first glance.
That said, there were several tiles here that were new to me: LIQUID SUNSHINE seems like a strange 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 now I know it’s the word for a turtle shell.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, July 25, 2026, game #1140)
- YELLOW: SPANISH RELATIVES: GRANDMOTHER, SON, MOTHER, COUSIN
- GREEN: START CRYING, WITH “UP”: Drowning, Fog, Tears, Well
- BLUE: AFRICAN COINS: KWANZA, LEONA, NAIRA, RAND
- PURPLE: STRIP____: CLUB, MALL, POKER, STEAK
What are NYT connections?
NYT Connections is one of the increasingly popular word games created by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow is a little harder, blue is usually quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don’t technically need to solve the final question since you’ll be able to answer it through a process of elimination. What’s more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little breathing room.
However, it’s a little more complicated than something like Wordle and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For example, be careful with homophones and other puns that could disguise answers.
It can be played for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile devices.
