NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Sunday, July 26, 2026 (#1141)
Puzzle #1141. 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 26, 2026 (puzzle #1141) is: YELLOW — BABY MILESTONES: CRAWLING, FIRST WORDS, ROLLING OVER, SOLID FOOD. GREEN — OUTMODED CONSUMER TECH: BLACKBERRY, DISCMAN, DVD PLAYER, PLASMA TV. BLUE — EXPRESSIONS FOR RAIN: APRIL SHOWERS, LIQUID SUNSHINE, SCOTCH MIST, WET WEATHER. PURPLE — WHAT "SHELL" MIGHT REFER TO: CARAPACE, GAS STATION, PASTRY CRUST, ROWING BOAT.
Today's 16 words
The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Sunday, July 26, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.
SOLID FOOD
PASTRY CRUST
ROLLING OVER
LIQUID SUNSHINE
PLASMA TV
SCOTCH MIST
BLACKBERRY
GAS STATION
ROWING BOAT
FIRST WORDS
APRIL SHOWERS
DISCMAN
WET WEATHER
CARAPACE
DVD PLAYER
CRAWLING
How hard is Connections #1141?
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 Sunday, July 26, 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 milestones.
green(a little trickier, but still direct) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about tech.
blue(where the misdirection usually starts) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about rain.
purple(the wordplay group, and almost always the last to fall) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about refer.
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 Sunday, July 26, 2026
yellow — Easiest
BABY MILESTONES
CRAWLING · FIRST WORDS · ROLLING OVER · SOLID FOOD
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Common questions
What is the NYT Connections answer for Sunday, July 26, 2026?
The NYT Connections answer for Sunday, July 26, 2026 (puzzle #1141) is: YELLOW — BABY MILESTONES: CRAWLING, FIRST WORDS, ROLLING OVER, SOLID FOOD. GREEN — OUTMODED CONSUMER TECH: BLACKBERRY, DISCMAN, DVD PLAYER, PLASMA TV. BLUE — EXPRESSIONS FOR RAIN: APRIL SHOWERS, LIQUID SUNSHINE, SCOTCH MIST, WET WEATHER. PURPLE — WHAT "SHELL" MIGHT REFER TO: CARAPACE, GAS STATION, PASTRY CRUST, ROWING BOAT.
What is the purple group in Connections #1141?
The purple (hardest) group is "WHAT "SHELL" MIGHT REFER TO": CARAPACE, GAS STATION, PASTRY CRUST, ROWING BOAT.
What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?
The yellow group is the most straightforward: "BABY MILESTONES" — CRAWLING, FIRST WORDS, ROLLING OVER, SOLID FOOD. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.
What number is today's Connections puzzle?
Sunday, July 26, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1141. 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.