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NYT Connections July 5 2026 Answers

Puzzle #1120

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

WIN OATS GREEN WIRE WEST CARD WITH HONEY GOLD TUNGSTEN CHECK SEEDS CASH PLATINUM NUTS CENTURION

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — GRANOLA INGREDIENTS
Green — PAYMENT METHODS
Blue — AMEX CARD TYPES
Purple — WHAT "W" MIGHT STAND FOR
GRANOLA INGREDIENTSHONEY, NUTS, OATS, SEEDS
PAYMENT METHODSCARD, CASH, CHECK, WIRE
AMEX CARD TYPESCENTURION, GOLD, GREEN, PLATINUM
WHAT "W" MIGHT STAND FORTUNGSTEN, WEST, WIN, WITH
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution

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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.