NYT Connections July 4 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1119
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
LINGER SPOT EPIC DREAMS ZOMBIE ODE PEA SCORPION LAST HURRICANE NOTHINGS STAY BALLAD CONTINUE PAINKILLER VILLANELLE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PERSIST
Green — KINDS OF POEMS
Blue — TROPICAL DRINKS
Purple — SWEET ___
PERSISTCONTINUE, LAST, LINGER, STAY
KINDS OF POEMSBALLAD, EPIC, ODE, VILLANELLE
TROPICAL DRINKSHURRICANE, PAINKILLER, SCORPION, ZOMBIE
SWEET ___DREAMS, NOTHINGS, PEA, SPOT
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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.