NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Friday, July 17, 2026 (#1132)
Puzzle #1132. 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 Friday, July 17, 2026 (puzzle #1132) is: YELLOW — GRAND FINALE: EPILOGUE, FAREWELL, LAST DANCE, SWAN SONG. GREEN — SEEN IN AN ARCADE: CRANE GAME, PINBALL, TICKETS, TOKENS. BLUE — FOUR GROUPS OF FOUR: CARDINAL DIRECTIONS, CLASSICAL ELEMENTS, SEASONS, SUITS. PURPLE — ENDING IN PARTS OF A CAR: PLOT SPOILER, ROBIN HOOD, SATIRES, TREE TRUNK.
Today's 16 words
The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Friday, July 17, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.
CRANE GAME
SATIRES
TICKETS
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS
SWAN SONG
SUITS
ROBIN HOOD
PLOT SPOILER
TREE TRUNK
TOKENS
SEASONS
EPILOGUE
LAST DANCE
CLASSICAL ELEMENTS
FAREWELL
PINBALL
How hard is Connections #1132?
Easy35/100
• At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.
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 Friday, July 17, 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 finale.
green(a little trickier, but still direct) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about arcade.
blue(where the misdirection usually starts) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about four.
purple(the wordplay group, and almost always the last to fall) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about car.
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.
yellowOne member is
greenOne member is
blueOne member is
purpleOne member is
yellow
green
blue
purple
NYT Connections answers for Friday, July 17, 2026
yellow — Easiest
GRAND FINALE
EPILOGUE · FAREWELL · LAST DANCE · SWAN SONG
green — Easy
SEEN IN AN ARCADE
CRANE GAME · PINBALL · TICKETS · TOKENS
blue — Tricky
FOUR GROUPS OF FOUR
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS · CLASSICAL ELEMENTS · SEASONS · SUITS
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Common questions
What is the NYT Connections answer for Friday, July 17, 2026?
The NYT Connections answer for Friday, July 17, 2026 (puzzle #1132) is: YELLOW — GRAND FINALE: EPILOGUE, FAREWELL, LAST DANCE, SWAN SONG. GREEN — SEEN IN AN ARCADE: CRANE GAME, PINBALL, TICKETS, TOKENS. BLUE — FOUR GROUPS OF FOUR: CARDINAL DIRECTIONS, CLASSICAL ELEMENTS, SEASONS, SUITS. PURPLE — ENDING IN PARTS OF A CAR: PLOT SPOILER, ROBIN HOOD, SATIRES, TREE TRUNK.
What is the purple group in Connections #1132?
The purple (hardest) group is "ENDING IN PARTS OF A CAR": PLOT SPOILER, ROBIN HOOD, SATIRES, TREE TRUNK.
What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?
The yellow group is the most straightforward: "GRAND FINALE" — EPILOGUE, FAREWELL, LAST DANCE, SWAN SONG. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.
What number is today's Connections puzzle?
Friday, July 17, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1132. 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.