NYT Connections July 31 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1146
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MOLD SPEAR DAPPLE PRINCESS MUSHROOM JOYSTICK SLIME FUNGUS CHEERIOS DINOSAUR FASHION MODEL GLEEK SHAPE PLUMBER JDATE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CONSTRUCT
Green — SUPER MARIO FIGURES
Blue — FRUITS PLUS STARTING LETTER
Purple — STARTING WITH MERRIMENTS
CONSTRUCTFASHION, MODEL, MOLD, SHAPE
SUPER MARIO FIGURESDINOSAUR, MUSHROOM, PLUMBER, PRINCESS
FRUITS PLUS STARTING LETTERDAPPLE, JDATE, SLIME, SPEAR
STARTING WITH MERRIMENTSCHEERIOS, FUNGUS, GLEEK, JOYSTICK
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