If today’s New York Times Connections grid has you burning through your mistakes, you are not alone. Puzzle #1145 features some heavy misdirection, with several words seemingly fitting into games or general descriptions 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 Pool and Fair look like they belong in sports or recreational groups, while Carnival and Bingo could easily be mistaken for general event terms. Committing to those wrong groups early will cost you chances. We recommend looking at how each word is used in common phrases first. Separating moral terms, activity names, company names, and idiom parts will make the rest much easier to sort.
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): Words that describe something morally right or honorable.
- 🟩 Green Group Hint (Medium): Activities that involve more than one ball at the same time.
- 🟦 Blue Group Hint (Hard): Names of companies that operate passenger ships for travel.
- 🟪 Purple Group Hint (Tricky): These words complete the phrase “on the __” to mean exactly correct.
Stuck on one word? If you have Nose, try thinking about common idioms rather than body parts. It fits the trickier Purple group today!
⚠️ Spoiler Warning: Beyond this point lies the full solution for Puzzle #1145. If you still want to solve the grid yourself using the clues above, do not scroll down.
NYT Connections Answers Today: Thursday July 30, 2026
Here are the completed categories and groupings for today’s puzzle:
🟨 Yellow Group: Virtuous
- Fair
- Good
- Just
- Right
🟩 Green Group: Activities With Multiple Balls
- Beer Pong
- Bingo
- Juggling
- Pool
🟦 Blue Group: Cruise Lines
- Carnival
- Celebrity
- Princess
- Viking
🟪 Purple Group: On The _, To Mean “Precise”
- Dot
- Mark
- Money
- Nose
Previous Answer
NYT Connections Answer for July 29, 2026 (Puzzle #1144): Fasteners, Nondescript, Units Of Wisdom, _ Boards In A Classroom
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Join the Discussion
Did you spot the idiom category right away, or did the cruise line names take you longer to figure out? Share your results grid or talk about which group gave you the most trouble in the comments below!
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