NYT Connections July 8 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1123
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
DRIFT PLANE WAX PLOT PLUCK CARDS SHAVE THREAD GRATE PICK WORSHIP TAP LORDS STRUM THEME SLIVER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CUT INTO THIN PIECES
Green — MOTIF
Blue — GUITAR-PLAYING TECHNIQUES
Purple — HOUSE OF ___
CUT INTO THIN PIECESGRATE, PLANE, SHAVE, SLIVER
MOTIFDRIFT, PLOT, THEME, THREAD
GUITAR-PLAYING TECHNIQUESPICK, PLUCK, STRUM, TAP
HOUSE OF ___CARDS, LORDS, WAX, WORSHIP
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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.