NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Sunday, July 12, 2026 (#1127)
Puzzle #1127. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.
Just tell me the answer
The NYT Connections answer for Sunday, July 12, 2026 (puzzle #1127) is: YELLOW — REPRODUCTIVE PART OF FRUIT: PIP, PIT, SEED, STONE. GREEN — BIT OF FRUIT-FLAVORED CANDY: DOT, NERD, RUNT, SPREE. BLUE — VERBS IN A COLLEGE LIFE SLOGAN: PARTY, REPEAT, SLEEP, STUDY. PURPLE — STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS: DEN, MAD, PHO, SAC.
Today's 16 words
The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Sunday, July 12, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.
PARTY
NERD
MAD
STONE
DOT
DEN
PIP
STUDY
PHO
SPREE
SLEEP
PIT
RUNT
SAC
SEED
REPEAT
How hard is Connections #1127?
Easy40/100
• Lots of very short words, which carry more possible meanings.
Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.
Connections hints for Sunday, July 12, 2026
Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.
yellow(the most straightforward group — start here) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about fruit.
green(a little trickier, but still direct) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about candy.
blue(where the misdirection usually starts) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about slogan.
purple(the wordplay group, and almost always the last to fall) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about capitals.
yellow4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
green4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
blue4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
purple4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
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Common questions
What is the NYT Connections answer for Sunday, July 12, 2026?
The NYT Connections answer for Sunday, July 12, 2026 (puzzle #1127) is: YELLOW — REPRODUCTIVE PART OF FRUIT: PIP, PIT, SEED, STONE. GREEN — BIT OF FRUIT-FLAVORED CANDY: DOT, NERD, RUNT, SPREE. BLUE — VERBS IN A COLLEGE LIFE SLOGAN: PARTY, REPEAT, SLEEP, STUDY. PURPLE — STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS: DEN, MAD, PHO, SAC.
What is the purple group in Connections #1127?
The purple (hardest) group is "STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS": DEN, MAD, PHO, SAC.
What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?
The yellow group is the most straightforward: "REPRODUCTIVE PART OF FRUIT" — PIP, PIT, SEED, STONE. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.
What number is today's Connections puzzle?
Sunday, July 12, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1127. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.
What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?
A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.