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 5 (Game #1120).
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.
NYT Connections Today (Set #1121) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- ATOM
- BUMBLEBEE
- TNT
- RAY
- VOLCANO
- Tinderbox
- DNA
- ROCKET SKATES
- MATCHA
- BOMB
- EARTHQUAKE
- TABLETS
- REVELATION
- SOLAR SYSTEM
- GRINDING RAIL
- UNPLEASANT SURPRISE
- IRON BIRD
- SEED
NYT Connections Today (Game #1121) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Amazing information
- GREEN: school project
- BLUE: As used by the Looney Tunes character.
- PURPLE: Romantic beginnings
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 #1121) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: AWESOME NEWS
- GREEN: MODEL SCIENCE FAIR SUBJECTS
- BLUE: ACME PRODUCTS USED BY WILE E. COYOTE
- PURPLE: GETTING STARTED WITH DATING APPS
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1121): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1121 are…
- YELLOW: AMAZING NEWS BOMB, REVELATION, SHOCK, LIGHTNING
- GREEN: SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTS ATOM, DNA, SOLAR SYSTEM, VOLCANO
- BLUE: ACME PRODUCTS USED BY WILE E. COYOTE EARTHQUAKE PILLS, IRON BIRD SEEDS, ROCKET SKATES, TNT
- PURPLE: GETTING STARTED WITH DATING APPS Bumblebee, GRIND LANE, MATCHA, TINDERBOX
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
I’d use cultural differences as the reason I didn’t see SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTS, but it’s such a comedy trope that I have no real excuse for being blind to the concept of a cardboard VOLCANO exploding with vinegar and red food coloring.
It was much easier to spot GETTING STARTED WITH DATING APPS, which was made easier by seeing the BUMBLEBEE and TINDERBOX tiles side by side.
My mistake came with the blue group: I wasn’t planning on catching a roadrunner, but I did think EARTHQUAKE PILLS, IRON BIRD SEEDS, and ROCKET SKATES sounded like crazy inventions, so I added THUNDERBOLT thinking it might be some kind of tool.
After getting one, I realized ACME PRODUCTS was the link.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday, July 5, 2026, game #1120)
- YELLOW: GRANOLA INGREDIENTS HONEY, NUTS, OATS, SEEDS
- GREEN: PAYMENT METHODS CARD, CASH, CHECK, ELECTRONIC WIRE
- BLUE: AMEX CENTURION, GOLD, GREEN, PLATINUM CARD TYPES
- PURPLE: WHAT “W” COULD MEAN TUNGSTEN, WEST, WIN, WITH
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.
