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NYT Connections July 12 2026 Answers

Puzzle #1127

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

PARTY NERD MAD STONE DOT DEN PIP STUDY PHO SPREE SLEEP PIT RUNT SAC SEED REPEAT

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — REPRODUCTIVE PART OF FRUIT
Green — BIT OF FRUIT-FLAVORED CANDY
Blue — VERBS IN A COLLEGE LIFE SLOGAN
Purple — STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS
REPRODUCTIVE PART OF FRUITPIP, PIT, SEED, STONE
BIT OF FRUIT-FLAVORED CANDYDOT, NERD, RUNT, SPREE
VERBS IN A COLLEGE LIFE SLOGANPARTY, REPEAT, SLEEP, STUDY
STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALSDEN, MAD, PHO, SAC
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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.