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July 3, 2026

Connections July 3, 2026 Answers

Here are the Connections answers for puzzle 1209 (July 3, 2026), grouped into the four official categories with the exact words from the source.

POSITIVE FEELINGS RETRO EXPRESSIONS OF APPROVAL BAD THINGS TO GIVE SOMEONE WHAT THINGS PRONOUNCED "T" MIGHT REFER TO

WATER CLOSET meaning “toilet” shown by an antique-style toilet fixture

July 2, 2026

Connections July 2, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups for the July 2, 2026 puzzle (Puzzle #1190) and see how each set of words fits together.

THEY IMPERATE OTHER THINGS OLD-TIMEY NAMES FOR THINGS WE STILL USE STARTING WITH NICKNAMES STARTING WITH SPORTS VENUES

July 1, 2026

Connections July 1, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups from NYT puzzle ID 1192 (July 1, 2026): place-based names, award-winning film titles, cocktail geography, and country-starting clues.

THINGS NAMED AFTER PLACES BEST PICTURE WINNERS/NOMINEES PLACES IN COCKTAIL NAMES STARTING WITH COUNTRIES

HEDGE meaning a line of bushes used to form a boundary

June 30, 2026

Connections June 30, 2026 Answers

Find today’s Connections groups for Puzzle #1193, including dividing structures, winter Olympics events, common recyclables, and meanings of “draft.”

DIVIDING STRUCTURES PARTICIPATE IN SOME WINTER OLYMPICS COMMON RECYCLABLES WHAT "DRAFT" MIGHT REFER TO

CABINET — meaning the speaker’s enclosure

June 29, 2026

Connections June 29, 2026 Answers

Find the answers and connections for NYT Connections Puzzle ID 1187 (June 29, 2026): Old Timey Troublemakers, Consume With Gusto, Parts of a Speaker, and Ending in Parts of a Tree.

OLD TIMEY TROUBLEMAKERS CONSUME WITH GUSTO PARTS OF A SPEAKER ENDING IN PARTS OF A TREE

June 28, 2026

Connections June 28, 2026 Answers

Find the solutions for NYT Connections Puzzle ID 1200 (June 28, 2026): four categories with their member words.

HIGH-QUALITY SIGNALS TO COMMENCE ACCESSORIES FOR A GUITARIST THEY HAVE BOARDS

POST meaning an upright stake or column in the ground

June 6, 2026

Connections June 6, 2026 Answers

Solve NYT Connections puzzle #1169 (June 6, 2026) with the four official groups: PILLAR; INDICATE, AS EMOTIONS; KINDS OF LIZARDS; and ___ TABLE.

PILLAR INDICATE, AS EMOTIONS KINDS OF LIZARDS ___ TABLE

QUATRAIN: a word ending with a transportation method (train)

June 5, 2026

Connections June 5, 2026 Answers

Find the answers and category groupings for the NYT Connections puzzle dated June 5, 2026 (Puzzle ID: 1172).

ASSOCIATED WITH HANSEL AND GRETEL: BREADCRUMB, FOREST, OVEN, WITCH BIT OF CEREAL: CLUSTER, FLAKE, LOOP, PUFF DEMI MOORE MOVIES: DISCLOSURE, GHOST, STRIPTEASE, THE SUBSTANCE ENDING IN METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION: INCUBUS, OSCAR, QUATRAIN, SITUATIONSHIP

WRITER — “ghost writer” (a writer whose work is credited to someone else)

June 4, 2026

Connections June 4, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups for puzzle 1162 (June 4, 2026): Painting media, a set of attitude-related words, classic hip-hop group starters, and ghost-themed fill-ins.

PAINTING MEDIA ESPRIT STARTS OF CLASSIC HIP-HOP GROUPS GHOST ___

Colorful — meaning colorful gummy bears in the picture

June 3, 2026

Connections June 3, 2026 Answers

All four categories and their words for the NYT Connections puzzle from June 3, 2026 (Puzzle ID: 1170).

KINDS OF RICE: BROWN, JASMINE, STICKY, SUSHI GUMMY BEAR DESCRIPTORS: COLORFUL, GUMMY, SUGARY, URSINE SAVORY STUFFED PASTRIES: EMPANADA, FATAYER, PASTY, SAMOSA DISNEY PRINCESSES MINUS LAST LETTER: ARIE, BELL, MOAN, RAY

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April 7, 2026

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