If today’s New York Times Connections grid has you burning through your mistakes, you are not alone. Puzzle #1147 features some heavy misdirection, with several words seemingly fitting into fashion, food, or general job 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 Loafer and Rolls-Royce look like an obvious match for clothing or vehicle themes, while Drill and Bore could easily be sorted into general tool groups. Committing to those false groups early will cost you chances. We recommend checking for hidden wordplay or specific niche uses of common terms first. Separating literal meanings from wordplay connections will make the rest much easier to manage.
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): Items used to make a bed comfortable.
- 🟩 Green Group Hint (Medium): Actors who have won an Academy Award since 2010.
- 🟦 Blue Group Hint (Hard): Actions done to create or refine an opening in material.
- 🟪 Purple Group Hint (Tricky): Each word starts with the name of a type of bread.
Stuck on one word? If you have Loafer, try thinking of its literal meaning first before jumping to footwear. It fits the trickier Purple group today!
⚠️ Spoiler Warning: Beyond this point lies the full solution for Puzzle #1147. If you still want to solve the grid yourself using the clues above, do not scroll down.
NYT Connections Answers Today: Saturday August 1, 2026
Here are the completed categories and groupings for today’s puzzle:
🟨 Yellow Group: Bedding
- Comforter
- Sham
- Sheet
- Throw
🟩 Green Group: Oscar-Winning Actors Since 2010
- Bale
- Jordan
- Phoenix
- Waltz
🟦 Blue Group: Perform Some Hole Machining Operations
- Bore
- Countersink
- Drill
- Ream
🟪 Purple Group: Starting With Bread Shapes
- Boulevard
- Bundle
- Loafer
- Rolls-Royce
Previous Answer
NYT Connections Answer for July 31, 2026 (Puzzle #1146): Construct, Super Mario Figures, Fruits Plus Starting Letter, Starting With Merriments
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Join the Discussion
Did you spot the bread wordplay right away, or did the machining terms take you longer to figure out? Share your results grid or talk about which category gave you the most trouble in the comments below!
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