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 Tuesday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Tuesday, July 7 (Game #1122).
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 #1123) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- DRIFT
- PLANE
- WAX
- PLOT
- START UP
- CARDS
- SHAVE
- THREAD
- GRATE
- CHOOSE
- WORSHIP
- TAP
- SIRS
- STRUM
- ISSUE
- SLIVER
NYT Connections Today (Game #1123) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: tiny slices
- GREEN: Describe the big picture
- BLUE: ax styles
- PURPLE: Things with solid homes
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 #1123) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CUT INTO THIN PIECES
- GREEN: REASON
- BLUE: TECHNIQUES FOR PLAYING THE GUITAR
- PURPLE: HOUSE OF ____
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1123): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1123 are…
- YELLOW: CUT INTO THIN PIECES: GRID, PLANE, SHAVING, Sliver
- GREEN: REASON: DRIFT, PLOT, THEME, THREAD
- BLUE: TECHNIQUES FOR PLAYING THE GUITAR: Pick, pluck, strum, play
- PURPLE: HOUSE OF ____: CARDS, LORDS, WAX, ADORATION
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who made a mistake by connecting THREADING, SHAVING, WAXING, and WAXING, thinking they were all ways to remove body hair. Anyone who has ever been to a Turkish barber will know that there is another way too!
Unfortunately, it turned out to be a red herring.
After my mistake I was able to access the other groups quite easily, although I was hesitant about TAP in the TECHNIQUES FOR PLAYING THE GUITAR group.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tuesday, July 7, 2026, Game #1122)
- YELLOW: ROOMS ON THE TRACK: CONSERVATORY, LIVING ROOM, KITCHEN, STUDY
- GREEN: STUDENT-ATHLETE DESIGNATIONS: ALL AMERICAN, JOCK, LETTERMAN, TEAM CAPTAIN
- BLUE: ___ TWIST: FRENCH, LEMON, OLIVER, PLOT
- PURPLE: ENDING IN “SESAME STREET” CHARACTERS: BERNIE, COLBERT, DISCOUNT, SAN ANSELMO
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.
