NYT Connections July 26 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1141
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SOLID FOOD PASTRY CRUST ROLLING OVER LIQUID SUNSHINE PLASMA TV SCOTCH MIST BLACKBERRY GAS STATION ROWING BOAT FIRST WORDS APRIL SHOWERS DISCMAN WET WEATHER CARAPACE DVD PLAYER CRAWLING
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — BABY MILESTONES
Green — OUTMODED CONSUMER TECH
Blue — EXPRESSIONS FOR RAIN
Purple — WHAT "SHELL" MIGHT REFER TO
BABY MILESTONESCRAWLING, FIRST WORDS, ROLLING OVER, SOLID FOOD
OUTMODED CONSUMER TECHBLACKBERRY, DISCMAN, DVD PLAYER, PLASMA TV
EXPRESSIONS FOR RAINAPRIL SHOWERS, LIQUID SUNSHINE, SCOTCH MIST, WET WEATHER
WHAT "SHELL" MIGHT REFER TOCARAPACE, GAS STATION, PASTRY CRUST, ROWING BOAT
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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.