NYT Connections July 29 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1144
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CORK PEARL BASIC STAPLE MID WORD CHALK WHITE BLACK VANILLA GEM NAIL RIVET NUGGET SCREW PLAIN
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FASTENERS
Green — NONDESCRIPT
Blue — UNITS OF WISDOM
Purple — ___BOARDS IN A CLASSROOM
FASTENERSNAIL, RIVET, SCREW, STAPLE
NONDESCRIPTBASIC, MID, PLAIN, VANILLA
UNITS OF WISDOMGEM, NUGGET, PEARL, WORD
___BOARDS IN A CLASSROOMBLACK, CHALK, CORK, WHITE
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