NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Monday, July 27, 2026 (#1142)
Puzzle #1142. 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 Monday, July 27, 2026 (puzzle #1142) is: YELLOW — GYMNASTICS APPARATUS: BEAM, HORSE, RINGS, VAULT. GREEN — LONG TAPERED THINGS: CARROT, ICICLE, KNITTING NEEDLE, STALACTITE. BLUE — KINDS OF SHIFTS: DOPPLER, GRAVEYARD, PARADIGM, STICK. PURPLE — ICONS ON A SHOPPING SITE: BELL, CART, HEART, MAGNIFYING GLASS.
Today's 16 words
The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Monday, July 27, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.
CART
HORSE
CARROT
STICK
KNITTING NEEDLE
MAGNIFYING GLASS
BEAM
GRAVEYARD
BELL
ICICLE
RINGS
HEART
PARADIGM
STALACTITE
DOPPLER
VAULT
How hard is Connections #1142?
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 Monday, July 27, 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 apparatus.
green(a little trickier, but still direct) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about things.
blue(where the misdirection usually starts) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about shifts.
purple(the wordplay group, and almost always the last to fall) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about site.
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 Monday, July 27, 2026?
The NYT Connections answer for Monday, July 27, 2026 (puzzle #1142) is: YELLOW — GYMNASTICS APPARATUS: BEAM, HORSE, RINGS, VAULT. GREEN — LONG TAPERED THINGS: CARROT, ICICLE, KNITTING NEEDLE, STALACTITE. BLUE — KINDS OF SHIFTS: DOPPLER, GRAVEYARD, PARADIGM, STICK. PURPLE — ICONS ON A SHOPPING SITE: BELL, CART, HEART, MAGNIFYING GLASS.
What is the purple group in Connections #1142?
The purple (hardest) group is "ICONS ON A SHOPPING SITE": BELL, CART, HEART, MAGNIFYING GLASS.
What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?
The yellow group is the most straightforward: "GYMNASTICS APPARATUS" — BEAM, HORSE, RINGS, VAULT. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.
What number is today's Connections puzzle?
Monday, July 27, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1142. 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.