NYT Connections July 20 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1135
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
OYSTER MEADOW WISDOM SOUND BUTTON BUBBLE TEA PORTOBELLO MENU TRUMPET ICON HERALD SWINE SAKES BLARE LINK ALEXA
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ANNOUNCE
Green — THINGS TO CLICK
Blue — ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLS
Purple — STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
ANNOUNCEBLARE, HERALD, SOUND, TRUMPET
THINGS TO CLICKBUTTON, ICON, LINK, MENU
ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLSBUBBLE TEA, OYSTER, SWINE, WISDOM
STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESALEXA, MEADOW, PORTOBELLO, SAKES
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.