If today’s New York Times Connections grid has you burning through your mistakes, you are not alone. Puzzle #1122 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 Kitchen and Study look like they belong to general household items, while Letterman and Twist could easily make you think of media or entertainment terms. Committing to those wrong groups early will cost you lives. We recommend looking closely at what each word can pair with rather than judging them by their most common meaning alone.
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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): Types of spaces found inside a home
- 🟩 Green Group Hint (Medium): Titles or roles for students who participate in school sports
- 🟦 Blue Group Hint (Hard): Words that come right before the word Twist to form a common phrase
- 🟪 Purple Group Hint (Tricky): Names that complete the title of characters from the show Sesame Street
Stuck on one word? If you have San Anselmo or Discount try thinking about what comes right after them rather than what they mean on their own. They belong to the trickier Purple group today!
NYT Connections Answers Today: Tuesday July 7, 2026
⚠️Spoiler Warning: Beyond this point lies the full solution for Puzzle #1122. 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: Rooms In Clue
- Conservatory
- Hall
- Kitchen
- Study
🟩 Green Group: Student-Athlete Designations
- All-American
- Jock
- Letterman
- Team Captain
🟦 Blue Group: _ Twist
- French
- Lemon
- Oliver
- Plot
🟪 Purple Group: Ending In “Sesame Street” Characters
- Bernie
- Colbert
- Discount
- San Anselmo
Previous answer
NYT Connections Answer for July 6, 2026 (Puzzle #1121): Stunning News / Science Fair Model Subjects / ACME Products Used By Wile E. Coyote / Starting With Dating Apps
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