A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, July 10 (game #1125).
Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.
What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #1126) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- STILL
- STILTS
- SLINKY
- AARDVARK
- WOODY
- GLASSY
- CANNON
- BOCCE
- EBBING
- BO PEEP
- FLAT
- UNICYCLE
- CALM
- JESSIE
- TRAPEZE
- TWIDDLE
NYT Connections today (game #1126) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: As seen in a Big Top
- GREEN: Glacial waters
- BLUE: Pixar favorites
- PURPLE: Ordered ABCD
Need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #1126) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CIRCUS EQUIPMENT
- GREEN: UNDISTURBED, AS WATER
- BLUE: "TOY STORY" CHARACTERS
- PURPLE: DOUBLE LETTERS APPEARING IN THAT LETTER'S ALPHABETICAL
- POSITION
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1126) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #1126, are…
- YELLOW: CIRCUS EQUIPMENT: CANNON, STILTS, TRAPEZE, UNICYCLE
- GREEN: UNDISTURBED, AS WATER: CALM, FLAT, GLASSY, STILL
- BLUE: "TOY STORY" CHARACTERS: BO PEEP, JESSIE, SLINKY, WOODY
- PURPLE: DOUBLE LETTERS APPEARING IN THAT LETTER'S ALPHABETICAL:
- POSITION AARDVARK, BOCCE, EBBING, TWIDDLE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Congratulations if you spotted the DOUBLE LETTERS APPEARING IN THAT LETTER'S ALPHABETICAL POSITION.
I did momentarily think the double-A in AARDVARK was significant, but the other groups came together so easily I put it to one side.
A sign of an easy, universally gettable game is not just how quickly you complete the four groups, but also how common it is that you complete it in difficulty order.
That was the case for me today, although with the exception of the purple any of the groups would qualify as a yellow on other day. My brain is struggling to think of anything other than England vs Norway in the World Cup, so I’m grateful for the time off.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Friday, July 10, 2026, game #1125)
- YELLOW: SMARTPHONE SETTINGS: AIRPLANE MODE, DO NOT DISTURB, HOTSPOT, LOCATION SERVICES
- GREEN: DESSERT MENU DESCRIPTORS: DECADENT, FRESH-BAKED, MOLTEN, À LA MODE
- BLUE: '8OS SYNTH-POP BANDS: DEPECHE MODE, ERASURE, NEW ORDER, PET SHOP BOYS
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLS: BALL GOWN, OUTKAST, SAFE MODE, STRIKE A POSE
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.