NYT Connections July 7 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1122
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PLOT DISCOUNT JOCK COLBERT LETTERMAN FRENCH LEMON KITCHEN BERNIE HALL OLIVER TEAM CAPTAIN STUDY SAN ANSELMO ALL-AMERICAN CONSERVATORY
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ROOMS IN CLUE
Green — STUDENT-ATHLETE DESIGNATIONS
Blue — ___ TWIST
Purple — ENDING IN "SESAME STREET" CHARACTERS
ROOMS IN CLUECONSERVATORY, HALL, KITCHEN, STUDY
STUDENT-ATHLETE DESIGNATIONSALL-AMERICAN, JOCK, LETTERMAN, TEAM CAPTAIN
___ TWISTFRENCH, LEMON, OLIVER, PLOT
ENDING IN "SESAME STREET" CHARACTERSBERNIE, COLBERT, DISCOUNT, SAN ANSELMO
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