NYT Connections July 19 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1134
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SWITCH SWIRL LONG GAME POKER PAIR FLUSH STRAIGHT RELAY SYNC DRAIN FUSE CONNECT BREAKER REFILL JOIN
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CIRCUIT COMPONENTS
Green — DIGITAL COUPLING VERBS
Blue — THINGS TOILETS DO
Purple — ___ FACE EXPRESSIONS
CIRCUIT COMPONENTSBREAKER, FUSE, RELAY, SWITCH
DIGITAL COUPLING VERBSCONNECT, JOIN, PAIR, SYNC
THINGS TOILETS DODRAIN, FLUSH, REFILL, SWIRL
___ FACE EXPRESSIONSGAME, LONG, POKER, STRAIGHT
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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.