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 Sunday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Sunday, July 26 (Game #1141).
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 #1142) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- CAR
- HORSE
- CARROT
- STICK
- KNITTING NEEDLE
- MAGNIFYING GLASS
- BEAM
- CEMETERY
- BELL
- ICICLE
- RINGS
- HEART
- PARADIGM
- STALACTITE
- DOPPLER
- VAULT
NYT Connections Today (Game #1142) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Equipment used by Simone Biles and company
- GREEN: thin and skinny
- BLUE: A word that rhymes with “lift” in common
- PURPLE: As seen when making a purchase.
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 #1142) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GYMNASTICS APPARATUS
- GREEN: LONG AND TAPERED THINGS
- BLUE: TYPES OF SHIFT
- PURPLE: ICONS ON A SHOPPING SITE
Well, 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, Vault
- GREEN: LONG AND TAPERED THINGS: CARROT, ICICLE, KNITTING NEEDLE, STALACITE
- BLUE: TYPES OF SHIFTS: DOPPLER, CEMETERY, PARADIGM, STICK
- PURPLE: ICONS ON A SHOPPING SITE: BELL, CAR, HEART, MAGNIFYING GLASS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
I managed to get through today’s match without making any mistakes, but I still classify it as a difficult match.
The reason for this is that I was very lucky once the game reached eight chips; Unable to find a group, I simply followed the four tiles that were online.
I may have gotten the CEMETERY shift and the PARADIGM shift, but DOPPLER and STICK needed a Google. In the meantime, maybe I don’t do enough online shopping, but the CART, other than the other three icons, didn’t make me connect them.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday, July 26, 2026, game #1141)
- 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
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.
