Today’s Connection puzzle is an easy solve, but that doesn’t mean it can’t trip you up. We recommend not wasting multiple attempts on a single category, even if you’re one word away from getting it. If you need further help, scroll down for some spoiler-free hints. If that doesn’t work, you can scroll down further for one word from each category and the list of themes. At the end of the page, you will find the answers and their explanations. Here are all the hints, clues, and answers to today’s NYT Connections (#1,118, July 3, 2026).
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What is Connections?
After Wordle, Connections is the New York Times’ most popular word game. The rules are simple. You need to find words with a common theme and group them into 4 groups of 4. The 16-word grid is designed with an increasing level of difficulty. The Yellow group is the easiest to spot, followed by Green, Blue, and Purple. The misdirects and red herrings can trip you up, but they also make the puzzle more fun. You can play Connections in the NYT Games app or on the NYT website.
Here’s your grid for today
- HOT DRINK
- RUNAROUND
- FELICITY
- SHIRT
- WARM FUZZIES
- GOSSIP
- COOL BEANS
- DIRTY LOOK
- COLD SHOULDER
- HAPPINESS
- RIGHT ON
- HARD TIME
- FAR OUT
- GOLF ACCESSORY
- BLISS
- GROOVY
Hints for NYT Connections (#1,118) July 3, 2026
Let’s get you started with some general, spoiler-free hints.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Elation.
- 🟢Green Group: Phrases you’d say while agreeing to something.
- 🔵Blue Group: Not being pleasant to someone.
- 🟣Purple Group: An alphabet homophone has these meanings.
One Word Per Category (Contains Spoilers)
Can’t seem to find an in? We’ll give you one word from each category.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Bliss.
- 🟢Green Group: Cool Beans.
- 🔵Blue Group: Cold Shoulder.
- 🟣Purple Group: Gold Accessory.
List of Themes (Major Spoilers)
Maybe getting to know the common themes among the words will help you spot them faster. Here are all the categories for today.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Positive Feelings.
- 🟢Green Group: Retro Expressions Of Approval.
- 🔵Blue Group: Bad Things To Give Someone.
- 🟣Purple Group: What Things Pronounced ‘T’ Might Refer To.
Answers to NYT Connections (#1,118) Today (July 8, 2026)
Close to waving the white flag? Fine, we’ll give you the answers.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Bliss, Felicity, Happiness, Warm Fuzzies. (Positive Feelings)
Today’s Yellow group was pretty straightforward. All these words are used to refer to the feeling of elation.
- 🟢Green Group: Cool Beans, Far Out, Groovy, Right On. (Retro Expressions Of Approval)
The green group was not considerably tougher than the Yellow group, although there was a red herring that may have stumped Connectors. ‘Cool’, ‘Warm’, ‘Cold’, and ‘Hot’ are indicators of temperature, but those words did not form a group in today’s puzzle.
- 🔵Blue Group: Cold Shoulder, Dirty Look, Hard Time, Runaround. (Bad Things To Give Someone)
Again, a relatively easier Blue group than what we’re used to seeing. These words refer to different kinds of bad behaviour.
- 🟣Purple Group: Golf Accessory, Gossip, Hot Drink, Shirt. (What Things Pronounced ‘T’ Might Refer To)
Golf – Tee. Gossip – Tea. Hot Drink – Tea. Shirt – T-shirt.
Answers to yesterday’s puzzle (#1,117, July 2, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Copycat, Mime, Mockingbird, T-1000. (They Impersonate Other Things)
- 🟢Green Group: Looking Glass, Spectacles, Talkie, Water Closet. (Old-Timey Names For Things We Still Use)
- 🔵Blue Group: Billy Goat, Dan Dan Noodles, Rich Text, Tom-Tom. (Starting With Nicknames)
- 🟣Purple Group: Court Jester, Diamond Ring, Field Mouse, Track Record. (Starting With Sports Venues)
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How did other solvers do today?
NYT’s early testers rated today’s Connection puzzle 1.8 out of 5. This puts it in the easy difficulty level. Let us know how you fared in the comments!
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