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NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, July 6 (game #1121)

My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going

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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 Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, July 5 (game #1120).

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 #1121) - today's words

NYT Connections today (game #1121) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

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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 #1121) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #1121) - the answers

The answers to today's Connections, game #1121, are…

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YELLOW: STUNNING NEWS BOMBSHELL, REVELATION, SHOCKER, THUNDERBOLT

GREEN: SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTS ATOM, DNA, SOLAR SYSTEM, VOLCANO

BLUE: ACME PRODUCTS USED BY WILE E. COYOTE EARTHQUAKE PILLS, IRON BIRD SEED, ROCKET SKATES, TNT

PURPLE: STARTING WITH DATING APPS BUMBLEBEE, GRIND RAIL, MATCHA, TINDERBOX

I would use cultural differences as the reason why I didn’t see SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTS, but it is such a sitcom trope that I have no real excuse for being blind to the concept of a cardboard VOLCANO exploding with vinegar and red food coloring.

Much easier was spotting STARTING WITH DATING APPS, made easier by seeing tiles for BUMBLEBEE and TINDERBOX beside each other.

My mistake came with the blue group — I wasn’t thinking about catching a roadrunner, but I did I think that EARTHQUAKE PILLS, IRON BIRD SEED and ROCKET SKATES did all sound like crazy inventions, so I added THUNDERBOLT thinking it might be some kind of tool.

After getting one away, I realized ACME PRODUCTS was the link.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Sunday, July 5, 2026, game #1120)

YELLOW: GRANOLA INGREDIENTS HONEY, NUTS, OATS, SEEDS

BLUE: AMEX CARD TYPES CENTURION, GOLD, GREEN, PLATINUM

PURPLE: WHAT "W" MIGHT STAND FOR TUNGSTEN, WEST, WIN, WITH

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.

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