NYT Connections July 21 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1136
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MUSIC GRAM DRIVER VISION TUBE CROP BOOK APP ORCHESTRATION EXTENSION TANK KINESIS PROMPTER HALTER LYRICS PLUGIN
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — KINDS OF TOPS
Green — SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS
Blue — ELEMENTS OF A MUSICAL
Purple — TELE___
KINDS OF TOPSCROP, HALTER, TANK, TUBE
SOFTWARE DOWNLOADSAPP, DRIVER, EXTENSION, PLUGIN
ELEMENTS OF A MUSICALBOOK, LYRICS, MUSIC, ORCHESTRATION
TELE___GRAM, KINESIS, PROMPTER, VISION
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