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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 Tuesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Tuesday, July 14 (Game #1129).
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 #1130) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- KETSER
- SOCCER
- WIGGLE
- BAR
- MAIN
- BENCH
- ELBOW
- SHOE
- EXTREME
- GUIDANCE
- MOTOR
- RIGHT
- THE CROSS
- WATER
- TRIBUNAL
- BASEBALL
- GLOVE
NEW Connections today (game #1130) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Tell the judge
- GREEN: All must be tied
- BLUE: Types of competitive activities
- PURPLE: Add a word that rhymes with “boom”
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 #1130) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TERMS OF THAT LEGAL SYSTEM
- GREEN: THINGS WITH STRINGS
- BLUE: FORM OF SPORTS
- PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE “SPACE” TO INDICATE EXTRA SPACE
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1130) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1130, are…
- YELLOW: TERMS OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM: BAR, BENCH, COURT, COURT
- GREEN: THINGS WITH STRINGS: BASEBALL GLOVE, CORSET, FOOTBALL, SHOES
- BLUE: TYPE OF SPORT: EXTREME, ENGINE, RACKET, WATER
- PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE “SPACE” TO INDICATE EXTRA SPACE: BREATHING, ELBOW, HEAD, EFFECT
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Despite not making any mistakes, I rate this game as difficult because I came close to making a mistake by collecting four unrelated sports items.
THINGS WITH LACES also favors anyone familiar with FOOTBALL as my mind wandered to footballs – which haven’t had laces since the 1960s.
I was also lucky to spot the purple group after thinking of all the things WIGGLE could be associated with and saying “wiggle room” to myself. I hate the idea of being in tight, crowded places, so wiggle room is always on my mind.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answer (Tuesday, July 14, 2026, Game #1129)
- YELLOW: CONTRACT: AGREEMENT, TRIAL, AGREEMENT, UNDERSTANDING
- GREEN: EDIT MENU SELECTION: COPY, CUT, DELETE, PASTE
- BLUE: SHAPE OF CURVE: EASTER, SHOPPING, WASHING, PICNIC
- PURPLE: SYMBOLIZED WITH ARROWS: RECYCLE, SHUFFLE, THIS SIDE UP, U-TURN
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.
