It’s Sunday, which means you can relax and give today’s Connections puzzle as much time as you want. If you’re out of ideas, we’ve got some hints to help you out. These hints won’t give away any spoilers but will help you arrive at the answers. Following that, we’ll reveal 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 (#1,134, July 19, 2026).
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What is Connections?
The New York Times has a thriving online word game section, with Connections being the second-most-played title behind the crown jewel, Wordle. The rules of this game are simple – you need to find 4 groups comprising 4 words each in a 16-word grid. The words in each group are united by a common theme. The Yellow group is the easiest one to spot, followed by Green, Blue, and Purple (toughest). Sometimes, there are red herrings and misdirects in the grid to throw you off your game, so don’t take your thinking cap off at any time! Ready to lock in? You can play Connections in the NYT Games app or on the NYT website.
Here’s your grid for today
- SWITCH
- SWIRL
- LONG
- GAME
- POKER
- PAIR
- FLUSH
- STRAIGHT
- RELAY
- SYNC
- DRAIN
- FUSE
- CONNECT
- BREAKER
- REFILL
- JOIN
Hints for NYT Connections (#1,134) July 19, 2026
Let’s get you started with some general, spoiler-free hints.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Parts of an electrical system.
- 🟢Green Group: Attach or fasten.
- 🔵Blue Group: Toilet functions.
- 🟣Purple Group: Kinds of facial expressions.
One Word Per Category (Contains Spoilers)
Can’t seem to find an in? We’ll give you one word from each category.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Breaker.
- 🟢Green Group: Connect.
- 🔵Blue Group: Drain.
- 🟣Purple Group: Game.
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: Circuit Components.
- 🟢Green Group: Digital Coupling Verbs.
- 🔵Blue Group: Things Toilets Do.
- 🟣Purple Group: ___ Face Expressions.
Answers to NYT Connections (#1,134) Today (July 19, 2026)
Close to waving the white flag? Fine, we’ll give you the answers.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Breaker, Fuse, Relay, Switch. (Circuit Components)
These are some of the core components of an electrical circuit.
- 🟢Green Group: Connect, Join, Pair, Sync. (Digital Coupling Verbs)
These words refer to bringing two things together. ‘Fuse’ was a misdirect, as it could have been in this group too.
- 🔵Blue Group: Drain, Flush, Refill, Swirl. (Things Toilets Do)
These are the things that the toilet bowl and water tank can do.
- 🟣Purple Group: Game, Long, Poker, Straight. (___ Face Expressions)
Game face (determined), Long face (sad or disappointed), Poker face (inscrutable), Straight face (hiding true emotions).
Answers to yesterday’s puzzle (#1,133, July 18, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Carry, Double Dribble, Goaltend, Travel. (Commit A Basketball Violation)
- 🟢Green Group: Attitude, Mind, Opinion, View. (Belief)
- 🔵Blue Group: Health, Lives, Score, Time. (Things Tracked In Video Games)
- 🟣Purple Group: Culture, Fly, Quiz, Tart. (Words After ‘Pop’)
Answers to NYT Connections #1,132 (July 17, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Epilogue, Farewell, Last Dance, Swan Song. (Grand Finale)
- 🟢Green Group: Crane Game, Pinball, Tickets, Tokens. (Seen In An Arcade)
- 🔵Blue Group: Cardinal Directions, Classical Elements, Seasons, Suits. (Four Groups Of Four)
- 🟣Purple Group: Plot Spoiler, Robin Hood, Satires, Tree Trunk. (Ending In Parts Of A Car)
Answers to NYT Connections #1,131 (July 16, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Clay Mask, Eye Cream, Peel, Toner. (Skincare Products)
- 🟢Green Group: Charcoal, Ink, Jet, Pitch. (Shades Of Black)
- 🔵Blue Group: Bullseye, Clockwork, Laser, Needle. (Associated With Precision)
- 🟣Purple Group: Dot Matrix, Period Piece, Point Break, Spot Remover. (Starting With Tiny Marks)
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How did other solvers do today?
NYT’s early testers rated today’s Connection puzzle 2.8 out of 5. This puts it in the hard difficulty level. Let us know how you fared in the comments!
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