NYT Connections July 6 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1121
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
ATOM BUMBLEBEE TNT THUNDERBOLT VOLCANO TINDERBOX DNA ROCKET SKATES MATCHA BOMBSHELL EARTHQUAKE PILLS REVELATION SOLAR SYSTEM GRIND RAIL SHOCKER IRON BIRD SEED
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — STUNNING NEWS
Green — SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTS
Blue — ACME PRODUCTS USED BY WILE E. COYOTE
Purple — STARTING WITH DATING APPS
STUNNING NEWSBOMBSHELL, REVELATION, SHOCKER, THUNDERBOLT
SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTSATOM, DNA, SOLAR SYSTEM, VOLCANO
ACME PRODUCTS USED BY WILE E. COYOTEEARTHQUAKE PILLS, IRON BIRD SEED, ROCKET SKATES, TNT
STARTING WITH DATING APPSBUMBLEBEE, GRIND RAIL, MATCHA, TINDERBOX
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