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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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Monday, July 27 (Game #1142).
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 #1143) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- CAPTAIN
- CLARKS
- Ottoman
- EMPIRE
- ANNAPOLIS
- BOBBLE SLIDE
- CAMPER
- DIRECT
- EVEREST
- FUJI
- GALLA
- MAIN
- CONVERSE
- LEAD
- HONEY CRISPS
- CROCS
NEW Connections today (game #1143) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Take responsibility
- GREEN: Varieties of a type of fruit
- BLUE: Footwear
- PURPLE: Same back and forth
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 #1143) – hint #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: COMMAND
- GREEN: HOW TO LUCK FOR THOSE APPLES
- BLUE: SHOE BRANDS START WITH “C”
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH PALINDROMIC NAMES
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1143) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1143, are…
- YELLOW: COMMAND: CAPTAIN, DIRECTOR, CHIEF, LEADER
- GREEN: HOW TO LUCK IN THOSE APPLES: EMPIRE, FUJI, GALA, HONEYCRISP
- BLUE: SHOE BRANDS START WITH “C”: CAMPER, CLARKS, CONVERSE, CROCS
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH PALINDROMIC NAMES: ANNAPOLIS, BOBSLED, EVEREST, OTTOMAN
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 error
I knew HONEYCRISP and GALA were apple varieties, but I struggled to find the other pair and made the mistake of choosing CAPTAIN instead of FUJI.
In my defense these are not available in the UK where I am based where we are all about Granny Smith and Golden Delicious. HOW CAN YOU GET THEM APPLES? A lot, actually.
After munching my way through this troublesome quartet, the remaining three groups came together relatively easily, with SHOE BRANDS STARTING WITH “C” appearing before COMMAND – both of which remind me of the Clarks Commandos shoes I coveted as a toddler, mainly because they came with a compass in the sole; very useful for a six year old.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Monday, July 27, 2026, Game #1142)
- YELLOW: GYMNASTICS EQUIPMENT: BEAM, HORSE, RINGS, PLANER
- GREEN: LONG TAPERED THINGS: CARROT, ISTAN, KNITTING POLE, STALAKTITE
- BLUE: TYPE OF SHIFT: DOPPLER, GRAVEYARD, PARADIGM, STICK
- PURPLE: ICONS IN A SHOPPING PLACE: CLOCK, WAGON, HEART, MAGNIFIER
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 little more involved than something like Wordle, though, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to let you play 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.
