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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Friday, July 10 (Game #1125).
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 #1126) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- STILL
- STILL
- SLINKY
- Aardvark
- WOODY
- THE GLASS
- CANNON
- BOCCE
- EBBING
- STAY PEEP
- FLAT
- UNICYCLE
- KEEP CALM
- JESSIE
- TRAPEZE
- TWIDDLE
NEW Connections today (game #1126) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: As seen in a Big Top
- GREEN: Glacier water
- BLUE: Pixar favorites
- PURPLE: Ordered ABCD
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 #1126) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CIRCUS EQUIPMENT
- GREEN: INDEMNIFIED LIKE WATER
- BLUE: “TOY STORY” CHARACTERS
- PURPLE: DOUBLE LETTERS CONTAINED IN THAT LETTER ARE ALPHABETICAL
- POSITION
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1126) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1126, are…
- YELLOW: CIRCUS EQUIPMENT: CANNON, STILTE, TRAPEZE, UNICYCLE
- GREEN: UNCORRECTED, LIKE WATER: CALM, FLAT, GLASSY, QUIET
- BLUE: “TOY STORY” CHARACTERS: BO PEEP, JESSIE, SLINKY, WOODY
- PURPLE: DOUBLE LETTERS FOUND IN THE LETTER ALPHABETICAL:
- POSITION AARDVARK, BOCCE, EBBING, TWIDDLE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Congratulations if you saw the DOUBLE LETTERS APPEARING IN THE ALPHABETICAL POSITION.
I thought for a moment that the double-A in AARDVARK was significant, but the other groups came together so easily that I put it aside.
A sign of an easy, universal game is not just how quickly you complete the four groups, but also how common it is that you complete it in difficulty.
That was the case for me today, although with the exception of the purple any of the groups would qualify as a yellow the other day. My brain is struggling to think about anything other than England vs Norway in the World Cup, so I’m grateful for the break.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Friday, July 10, 2026, Game #1125)
- YELLOW: SMARTPHONE SETTINGS: AIRPLANE MODE, DO NOT PREFACE, HOTSPOT, LOCATION SERVICES
- GREEN: DESSERT MENU DESCRIPTION: DECADENT, FRESH BAKED, MOLTEN, À LA MODE
- BLUE: ‘8OS SYNTH-POP BANDS: DEPECHE MODE, DELETE, NEW ORDER, PET SHOP BOYS
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH BASEBALL CALL: PROM DRESS, OUTKAST, SAFE CONDITION, SET A POSITION
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.
