NYT Connections July 1 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1116
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CHICAGO LONG ISLAND NIGERIA COLOGNE INDIANAPOLIS MUNICH LIMERICK SINGAPORE CASABLANCA CUBA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CHAMPAGNE GUINEA-BISSAU CHINA FARGO MOSCOW
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — THINGS NAMED AFTER PLACES
Green — BEST PICTURE WINNERS/NOMINEES
Blue — PLACES IN COCKTAIL NAMES
Purple — STARTING WITH COUNTRIES
THINGS NAMED AFTER PLACESCHAMPAGNE, CHINA, COLOGNE, LIMERICK
BEST PICTURE WINNERS/NOMINEESCASABLANCA, CHICAGO, FARGO, MUNICH
PLACES IN COCKTAIL NAMESCUBA, LONG ISLAND, MOSCOW, SINGAPORE
STARTING WITH COUNTRIESDOMINICAN REPUBLIC, GUINEA-BISSAU, INDIANAPOLIS, NIGERIA
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.