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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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Sunday, July 19 (Game #1134).
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.
NEW Connections today (game #1135) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- OYSTER
- MEADOW
- WISDOM
- HEALTHY
- BUTTON
- BUBBLES
- PORTOBELLO
- MENU
- TRUMPET
- ICON
- HERALD
- PIG
- CASES
- BLADDER
- CONNECTION
- ALEXA
NEW Connections today (game #1135) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Say it out loud
- GREEN: Move the mouse here
- BLUE: A jewel in common
- PURPLE: Start with old booze
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 #1135) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ADVERTISE
- GREEN: THINGS TO CLICK
- BLUE: CONNECTED WITH PEARLS
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1135) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1135, are…
- YELLOW: NOTICE: BLARE, HERALD, SOUND, TRUMPET
- GREEN: THINGS TO CLICK: BUTTON, ICON, LINK, MENU
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLS: BUBBLES, OYSTERS, PORK, WISDOM
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: ALEXA, MEADOW, PORTOBELLO, SAKES
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
I hope I wasn’t the only person struggling over this game. I had a stinker.
My first mistake was connecting the four mushroom varieties OYSTER, BUTTON, PORTOBELLO and TRUMPET. It’s annoying when you find a real foursome, but that’s not part of the game.
But my next mistake was my own: I connected BUBBLE TEA, SAKES, ALEXA and OYSTER, thinking there was a vague Asian connection.
After two very wrong attempts, I studied the tiles more closely and got the ADVERTISEMENT four and even the old fashioned drinks that made up the purple group.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answer (Sunday, July 19, 2026, Game #1134)
- YELLOW: CIRCUIT COMPONENTS: SWITCH, FUSE, RELAY, CONTACT
- GREEN: DIGITAL COUPLING VERBS: CONNECT, JOIN, PAIR, SYNC
- BLUE: THINGS TOILETS DO: DRAIN, RINSE, FILL, SWIRL
- PURPLE: ____ FACIAL EXPRESSION: PLAY, LONG, POKER, STRAIGHT
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.
