NYT Connections July 23 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1138
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
JANGLE INTENSE ORANGE FELINE FEBRILE BASEBALL MARBLE APRON APPOINT TERMINAL EXCITED RUNWAY FRENETIC HANGAR DEPLANE GLOBE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SPHERICAL THINGS
Green — IN AN ANXIOUS STATE
Blue — PARTS OF AN AIRPORT
Purple — ENDING IN GEOMETRY TERMS
SPHERICAL THINGSBASEBALL, GLOBE, MARBLE, ORANGE
IN AN ANXIOUS STATEEXCITED, FEBRILE, FRENETIC, INTENSE
PARTS OF AN AIRPORTAPRON, HANGAR, RUNWAY, TERMINAL
ENDING IN GEOMETRY TERMSAPPOINT, DEPLANE, FELINE, JANGLE
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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.