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 Friday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Friday, July 17 (Game #1132).
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 #1133) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- TRAVEL
- FLY
- PROOF
- SCORE
- OPINION
- CARRY
- HEALTH
- CAKE
- CULTURE
- MIND
- TIME
- GOAL
- VIEW
- LIVES
- DOUBLE Dribble
- ATTITUDE
NYT Connections Today (Game #1133) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: NBA Fouls
- GREEN: your convictions
- BLUE: Arcade scoring systems
- PURPLE: It starts with a musical sound.
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 #1133) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: COMMITTING A BASKETBALL VIOLATION
- GREEN: BELIEF
- BLUE: THINGS FOLLOWED IN VIDEO GAMES
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “POP”
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1133): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1133 are…
- YELLOW: COMMITS A BASKETBALL VIOLATION: CARRY, DOUBLE DRINK, GOALKEEPER, TRAVEL
- GREEN: BELIEF: ATTITUDE, MIND, OPINION, VIEW
- BLUE: THINGS FOLLOWED IN VIDEO GAMES: HEALTH, LIVES, SCORE, TIME
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “POP”: CULTURE, FLY, QUIZ, CAKE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
I made my mistake after successfully stringing together ATTITUDE, MIND, OPINION and VIEW, although I was thinking of components of a debate rather than a BELIEF.
My mistake was, of course, confusion over basketball terminology. DOUBLE DRIBBLE and GOALKEEPER I knew it, but instead of TRAVEL I selected SCORE. Which, come to think of it, doesn’t make sense.
Meanwhile, my confidence in the WORDS AFTER “POP” was fragile, but I managed to guess FLY instead of SCORE. Before searching on Google I thought it was an alternative to the fly. Now I know it’s a baseball term.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, July 17, 2026, Game #1132)
- YELLOW: GRAND FINAL: EPILOGUE, FAREWELL, LAST DANCE, SWAN SONG
- GREEN: SEEN IN AN ARCADE: CRANE GAME, PINBALL, TICKETS, TOKENS
- BLUE: FOUR GROUPS OF FOUR: CARDINAL ADDRESSES, CLASSIC ELEMENTS, SEASONS, COSTUMES
- PURPLE: ENDING IN PARTS OF A CAR: PLOT SPOILER, ROBIN HOOD, SATYRES, TREE TRUNK
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.
