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A new NEW Connections puzzle pops up at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people are always playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s”. If you’re looking for the Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Saturday, July 25 (Game #1140).
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers into different categories. It can be difficult, so read on if you need Connections tips.
What are you going to do when you’re done? Why, play some more puns of course. I also have daily Strands Hints and Answers and Quordle Hints and Answers articles if you need help with those too, while Marc’s Wordle Today page covers the original viral pun.
SPOILER ALERT: Today’s NYT Connections information is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NEW Connections today (game #1141) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- SOLID FOOD
- CONTIG CRUSH
- ROLL OVER
- LIQUID SUNSHINE
- PLASMA TV
- SCOTCH MIST
- BLACKBERRY
- GAS STATION
- ROW-BOAT
- FIRST WORD
- APRIL SHOWERS
- DISCMAN
- WET WEATHER
- BOWL
- DVD PLAYER
- CRAWLING
NEW Connections today (game #1141) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: The achievements of a little one
- GREEN: Obsolete electronics
- BLUE: Getting soaked
- PURPLE: Linked with a word that rhymes with “good”
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NEW Connections today (game #1141) – hint #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BABY MILESTONES
- GREEN: OUTDOOR CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY
- BLUE: EXPRESSION FOR RAIN
- PURPLE: WHAT “SHELL” MAY REFER TO
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1141) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1141, are…
- YELLOW: BABY MILESTONES: CRAWLING, FIRST WORDS, ROLLING, SOLID FOOD
- GREEN: OUTDOOR CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY: BLACKBERRY, DISCMAN, DVD PLAYER, PLASMA TV
- BLUE: EXPRESSION FOR RAIN: APRIL SHOWERS, LIQUID SUNSHINE, SCOTCH MIST, WET WEATHER
- PURPLE: WHAT “SHELL” MAY REFER TO: CARAPACE, FUEL STATION, CONTICK CRUSH, ROWBOAT
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
If you’re like me, tiles like today’s – mostly consisting of two words – leave you feeling confused and discombobulated.
But once the brain settles, these types of games tend to be far easier than they appear at first glance.
That said, there were several tiles here that were new to me – LIQUID SUNSHINE seems like an odd way to describe a rainy day, although there are plenty of them (I like mizzle, which is misty drizzle), and I thought CARAPACE was an Ecuadorian cyclist, but I now know it’s the word for a tortoise shell.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answer (Saturday, July 25, 2026, Game #1140)
- YELLOW: SPANISH FREAKING: ABUELA, HIJO, MOTHER, PRIMO
- GREEN: START CRYING, WITH “UP”: ANGRY, FOG, TEARING, GOOD
- BLUE: AFRICAN CURRENCIES: KWANZA, LEONE, NAIRA, RAND
- PURPLE: STRIP____: CLUB, MALL, POKER, STEAK
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games created by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four elements that share something in common, and each group has a different degree of difficulty: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough, and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you technically don’t need to solve the last one, as you’ll be able to answer it by a process of elimination. Also, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It’s a bit more involved than something like Wordle, though, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to let you beat yourself up with tricks. For example, watch out for homophones and other puns that can hide the answers.
It can be played for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
