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NYT Connections Answers

NYT Connections gives you 16 words to sort into four hidden groups of four. Below is today's complete solution for July 11, 2026: the full board, then all four groups from yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest). Answers stay hidden until you tap Reveal, and every past puzzle is in the archive.

Today's puzzle — #1126 · July 11, 2026

The board

STILL
STILTS
SLINKY
AARDVARK
WOODY
GLASSY
CANNON
BOCCE
EBBING
BO PEEP
FLAT
UNICYCLE
CALM
JESSIE
TRAPEZE
TWIDDLE

The four groups

Yellow · StraightforwardCIRCUS EQUIPMENT
CANNON, STILTS, TRAPEZE, UNICYCLE
Green · ModerateUNDISTURBED, AS WATER
CALM, FLAT, GLASSY, STILL
Blue · Tricky"TOY STORY" CHARACTERS
BO PEEP, JESSIE, SLINKY, WOODY
Purple · TrickiestDOUBLE LETTERS APPEARING IN THAT LETTER'S ALPHABETICAL POSITION
AARDVARK, BOCCE, EBBING, TWIDDLE
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Connections archive

Recent Connections puzzles, newest first — tap any date for its board and full groups.

How Connections works

Each day you get a 4×4 grid of 16 words. Sort them into four groups of four that share a hidden connection. The groups are colour-coded by difficulty — yellow is the most straightforward, green and blue sit in the middle, and purple is the trickiest, often a wordplay or category twist. You get four mistakes before the game ends. Watch out for words that seem to fit two groups — those overlaps are the classic traps.

Connections is a free daily word game from The New York Times, alongside Wordle, the Mini and Spelling Bee. Play it in the NYT Games app or on the web. This is an independent reference — not affiliated with The New York Times — that keeps a searchable record of every day's board and answers.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is NYT Connections?
A daily word game from The New York Times. You get 16 words and must sort them into four groups of four that share a hidden connection.
What do the colours mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green and blue, and purple is the trickiest — usually the one with a twist or wordplay.
How many mistakes can I make?
You get four mistakes. A fifth wrong guess ends the game before you finish all four groups.
When does a new puzzle drop?
A new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight local time. We publish the verified answers each morning.