NYT Connections July 18 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1133
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TRAVEL FLY QUIZ SCORE OPINION CARRY HEALTH TART CULTURE MIND TIME GOALTEND VIEW LIVES DOUBLE DRIBBLE ATTITUDE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — COMMIT A BASKETBALL VIOLATION
Green — BELIEF
Blue — THINGS TRACKED IN VIDEO GAMES
Purple — WORDS AFTER "POP"
COMMIT A BASKETBALL VIOLATIONCARRY, DOUBLE DRIBBLE, GOALTEND, TRAVEL
BELIEFATTITUDE, MIND, OPINION, VIEW
THINGS TRACKED IN VIDEO GAMESHEALTH, LIVES, SCORE, TIME
WORDS AFTER "POP"CULTURE, FLY, QUIZ, TART
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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.