Looking at today’s Connections grid, we’re willing to wager that a lot of you fell for the ‘late-night show hosts’ red herring. Now that you’re down one attempt, we recommend taking a look at our hints before trudging further. As you scroll down this page, you’ll find some spoiler-free hints to nudge you in the right direction. After that, we’ll reveal one word from each category and the list of themes. Finally, we’ll give you the answers and their explanations. So, without further ado, here are all the hints, clues, and answers to NYT Connections today (#1,122, July 7, 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
- PLOT
- DISCOUNT
- JOCK
- COLBERT
- LETTERMAN
- FRENCH
- LEMON
- TWIST
- KITCHEN
- BERNIE
- HALL
- OLIVER
- TEAM CAPTAIN
- STUDY
- SAN ANSELMO
- ALL-AMERICAN
- CONSERVATORY
Hints for NYT Connections (#1,122) July 7, 2026
Let’s get you started with some general, spoiler-free hints.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Places in a popular board game.
- 🟢Green Group: Status conferred to athletes in a school.
- 🔵Blue Group: Followed by the same word which begins with T.
- 🟣Purple Group: Ending in the names of characters of a popular children’s show.
One Word Per Category (Contains Spoilers)
Can’t seem to find an in? We’ll give you one word from each category.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Conservatory.
- 🟢Green Group: All-American.
- 🔵Blue Group: French.
- 🟣Purple Group: Twist.
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: Rooms In Clue.
- 🟢Green Group: Student-Athlete Designations.
- 🔵Blue Group: ___ Twist.
- 🟣Purple Group: Ending In ‘Sesame Street’ Character.
Answers to NYT Connections (#1,122) Today (July 7, 2026)
Close to waving the white flag? Fine, we’ll give you the answers.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Conservatory, Hall, Kitchen, Study. (Rooms In Clue)
If you are familiar with the board game Clue, you wouldn’t have had any problems acing this category today.
- 🟢Green Group: All-American, Jock, Letterman, Team Captain. (Student-Athlete Designations)
An All-American athlete is one who is recognised as one of the players in their sport in high school or collegiate level. Jock is used to refer to a student who is actively into sports. A letterman is a student who has received a varsity letter for performing well in a sport. A team captain is the leader of a sports team.
- 🔵Blue Group: French, Lemon, Oliver, Plot. (___ Twist)
A French twist is a kind of hairstyle. A lemon twist is used to garnish cocktails and other beverages. Oliver Twist is the name of the leading character from Charles Dickens’ novel of the same name. Plot twist is used to refer to a surprising turn of events in a movie or TV show.
- 🟣Purple Group: Bernie, Colbert, Discount, San Anselmo. (Ending In ‘Sesame Street’ Character)
Ernie, Bert, Count, and Elmo are Sesame Street characters.
Answers to yesterday’s puzzle (#1,121, July 6, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Bombshell, Revelation, Shocker, Thunderbol. (Stunning News)
- 🟢Green Group: Atom, DNA, Solar System, Volcano. (Science Fair Model Subjects)
- 🔵Blue Group: Earthquake Pills, Iron Bird Seed, Rocket Skates, TNT. (Acme Products Used By Wile E. Coyote)
- 🟣Purple Group: Bumblebee, Grind Rail, Matcha, Tinderbox. (Starting With Dating Apps)
Answers to NYT Connections (#1,120) July 5, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Honey, Nuts, Oats, Seeds. (Granola Ingredients)
- 🟢Green Group: Cash, Card, Check, Wire. (Payment Methods)
- 🔵Blue Group: Centurion, Gold, Green, Platinum. (Amex Card Types)
- 🟣Purple Group: Tungsten, West, Win, With. (What ‘W’ Might Stand For)
Answers to NYT Connections #1,119 (July 4, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Continue, Last, Linger, Stay. (Persist)
- 🟢Green Group: Ballad, Epic, Ode, Villanelle. (Kinds Of Poems)
- 🔵Blue Group: Hurricane, Painkiller, Scorpion, Zombie. (Tropical Drinks)
- 🟣Purple Group: Dreams, Nothings, Pea, Spot. (Sweet ___)
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How did other Connectors do today?
NYT’s early testers rated today’s Connection puzzle 2 out of 5. This puts it in the medium difficulty level. Let us know how you fared in the comments!
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