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 Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, July 25 (game #1140).
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 #1141) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- SOLID FOOD
- PASTRY CRUST
- ROLLING OVER
- LIQUID SUNSHINE
- PLASMA TV
- SCOTCH MIST
- BLACKBERRY
- GAS STATION
- ROWING BOAT
- FIRST WORDS
- APRIL SHOWERS
- DISCMAN
- WET WEATHER
- CARAPACE
- DVD PLAYER
- CRAWLING
NYT Connections today (game #1141) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A little one’s achievements
- GREEN: Outdated electronics
- BLUE: Getting soaked
- PURPLE: Connected by a word that rhymes with “well”
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 #1141) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BABY MILESTONES
- GREEN: OUTMODED CONSUMER TECH
- BLUE: EXPRESSIONS FOR RAIN
- PURPLE: WHAT "SHELL" MIGHT REFER TO
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1141) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #1141, are…
- YELLOW: BABY MILESTONES: CRAWLING, FIRST WORDS, ROLLING OVER, SOLID FOOD
- GREEN: OUTMODED CONSUMER TECH: BLACKBERRY, DISCMAN, DVD PLAYER, PLASMA TV
- BLUE: EXPRESSIONS FOR RAIN: APRIL SHOWERS, LIQUID SUNSHINE, SCOTCH MIST, WET WEATHER
- PURPLE: WHAT "SHELL" MIGHT REFER TO: CARAPACE, GAS STATION, PASTRY CRUST, ROWING BOAT
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
If you’re like me then tiles such as today’s — mostly made up of two words – make you feel confused and discombobulated.
However, once the brain has calmed these types of games tend to be far easier than the appear at first sight.
That said there were several tiles here that were new to me — LIQUID SUNSHINE seems like an odd way to describe a rainy day, although, my goodness there are plenty of them (I like mizzle, which is misty drizzle) and I thought CARAPACE was an Ecuadorian cyclist, but I now know it’s the word for a tortoise shell.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Saturday, July 25, 2026, game #1140)
- YELLOW: SPANISH RELATIVES: ABUELA, HIJO, MADRE, PRIMO
- GREEN: START TO CRY, WITH "UP": CHOKE, MIST, TEAR, WELL
- BLUE: AFRICAN CURRENCIES: KWANZA, LEONE, NAIRA, RAND
- PURPLE: STRIP____: CLUB, MALL, POKER, STEAK
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.