NYT Connections July 27 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1142
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CART HORSE CARROT STICK KNITTING NEEDLE MAGNIFYING GLASS BEAM GRAVEYARD BELL ICICLE RINGS HEART PARADIGM STALACTITE DOPPLER VAULT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — GYMNASTICS APPARATUS
Green — LONG TAPERED THINGS
Blue — KINDS OF SHIFTS
Purple — ICONS ON A SHOPPING SITE
GYMNASTICS APPARATUSBEAM, HORSE, RINGS, VAULT
LONG TAPERED THINGSCARROT, ICICLE, KNITTING NEEDLE, STALACTITE
KINDS OF SHIFTSDOPPLER, GRAVEYARD, PARADIGM, STICK
ICONS ON A SHOPPING SITEBELL, CART, HEART, MAGNIFYING GLASS
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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.