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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 Wednesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Wednesday, July 8 (Game #1123).
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 #1124) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- THROW
- VIRGIN
- SPIN
- PRAYER
- REACH
- ROLLING STONE
- PERSIAN
- FIREBIRD
- G6
- SHAG
- ZERO PROOF
- GRAND PRIX
- TICKET BOARD
- TRANS AM
- FORK
- BREATH FREE
NEW Connections today (game #1124) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Non-alcoholic booze
- GREEN: Rock mags
- BLUE: Carpet options
- PURPLE: Fast cars
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 #1124) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: NON-ALCOHOLIC DESIGNATORS
- GREEN: MUSIC PUBLICATIONS
- BLUE: FORM FOR carpets
- PURPLE: PONTIAC MODELS
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1124) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1124, are…
- YELLOW: NON-ALCOHOLIC DESIGNATORS: NA, SPIRIT-FREE, VIRGIN, NULTIK
- GREEN: MUSIC PUBLICATIONS: TICKET BOARD, HIGH, ROLLING STONE, SPIN
- BLUE: KIND OF CARPET: PERSIAN, PRAYER, SHAG, CAST
- PURPLE: PONTIAC MODELS: FIREBIRD, G6, GRAND PRIX, TRANS AM
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
A charming game without flaws.
As a former music journalist, I was required to connect the four MUSIC PUBLICATIONS of BILLBOARD, ROLLING STONE, SPIN and PITCHFORK, and was rewarded with a green.
Fortunately, I also resisted the temptation to join VIRGIN and PRAYER in a cobblestone Madonna group and decided instead that PRAYER and SHAG must have something to do with rugs.
With eight tiles left, I took a risk by collecting the four tiles I thought sounded vaguely like sporty cars, and got lucky.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, July 8, 2026, Game #1123)
- YELLOW: CUT INTO PIECES: GRATE, PLANE, SHAVER, GRINDER
- GREEN: MOTIF: OPERATION, PLOT, THEME, THREAD
- BLUE: GUITAR PLAYING TECHNIQUES: PICK, PICK, STRUM, TAP
- PURPLE: HOUSE OF ____: CARDS, LORDS, WAX, WORSHIP
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.
