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- Connections is category-first: read the group labels as the answer, then use the listed cards to confirm no near-miss word belongs in a different color set.
Today's grid separates plain verbs from cultural nouns and phrase completions. CONTINUE, LAST, LINGER, and STAY all mean to persist. BALLAD, EPIC, ODE, and VILLANELLE are poem forms. HURRICANE, PAINKILLER, SCORPION, and ZOMBIE are tropical drinks, while DREAMS, NOTHINGS, PEA, and SPOT complete phrases after "sweet."
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| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jul 4, 2026 | 1119 | Persist; kinds of poems; tropical drinks; Sweet ___ |
| Fri, Jul 3, 2026 | 1118 | Positive feelings; retro expressions of approval; bad things to give someone; things pronounced "T" might refer to |
| Thu, Jul 2, 2026 | 1117 | They impersonate other things; old-timey names for things we still use; starting with nicknames; starting with sports venues |
| Wed, Jul 1, 2026 | 1116 | Staircase parts; groups of things; anagrams of planets; phrases beginning with Jupiter's moons |
| Tue, Jun 30, 2026 | 1115 | Classic pet names; seen in a coat check; spoken-word performance; words after sea creatures |
More from the desk
The biggest trap is the blue group: HURRICANE, SCORPION, and ZOMBIE can look like disaster or creature words before PAINKILLER makes the cocktail lane clearer. Save the phrase-completion group for last if the grid feels noisy.
FAQ
What are today's NYT Connections answers for July 4, 2026?
The groups are persist, kinds of poems, tropical drinks, and words that follow "sweet."
What number is today's NYT Connections?
Today's puzzle is NYT Connections #1119.
What was the hardest Connections group today?
The tropical drinks group is easy to miss because several entries also read like animals, storms, or monsters.
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