If today’s New York Times Connections grid has you burning through your mistakes, you are not alone. Puzzle #1120 features some clever misdirection, with several words seemingly fitting into unrelated themes before pulling the rug out from under you.
Below are strategic, spoiler-free hints to help you group today’s words on your own, followed by the exact categories and answers at the bottom of the page.
Today’s Connections Strategy & Commentary
Watch out for the red herrings today. At first glance words like Card and Check look like they belong to identification or games, while Gold and Green could easily make you think of colors or nature. Committing to those wrong groups early will cost you lives. We recommend looking closely at what each set has in common instead of judging words one by one, as small specific connections are what unlock this puzzle.
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Connections Hints Today: Category Clues
If you just need a nudge to get your brain moving in the right direction, here are clues for the four color-coded groups:
- 🟨 Yellow Group Hint (Easiest): Common ingredients used to make this popular breakfast snack
- 🟩 Green Group Hint (Medium): Ways you can pay for goods or services
- 🟦 Blue Group Hint (Hard): Specific tiers offered by one major credit card company
- 🟪 Purple Group Hint (Tricky): Words that the single letter W can stand for in different contexts
Stuck on one word? If you have Tungsten try thinking about science symbols or abbreviations instead of everyday objects. It belongs to the trickier Purple group today!
NYT Connections Answers Today: Sunday July 5, 2026
⚠️Spoiler Warning: Beyond this point lies the full solution for Puzzle #1120. If you still want to solve the grid yourself using the clues above, do not scroll down.
Here are the completed categories and groupings for today’s puzzle:
🟨 Yellow Group: Granola Ingredients
- Honey
- Nuts
- Oats
- Seeds
🟩 Green Group: Payment Methods
- Card
- Cash
- Check
- Wire
🟦 Blue Group: Amex Card Types
- Centurion
- Gold
- Green
- Platinum
🟪 Purple Group: What “W” Might Stand For
- Tungsten
- West
- Win
- With
Previous answer
NYT Connections Answer for July 4, 2026 (Puzzle #1119): Persist / Kinds Of Poems / Tropical Drinks / Sweet _
Join the Discussion
Did today’s puzzle give you a perfect Reverse Rainbow solving from Purple to Yellow, or did the red herrings wipe out your board?
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