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Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.
What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #1138) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- JANGLE
- INTENSE
- ORANGE
- FELINE
- FEBRILE
- BASEBALL
- MARBLE
- APRON
- APPOINT
- TERMINAL
- EXCITED
- RUNWAY
- FRENETIC
- HANGAR
- DEPLANE
- GLOBE
NYT Connections today (game #1138) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Round stuff
- GREEN:On edge
- BLUE: Elements of an airline’s hub
- PURPLE: Math final
Need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #1138) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SPHERICAL THINGS
- GREEN: IN AN ANXIOUS STATE
- BLUE: PARTS OF AN AIRPORT
- PURPLE: ENDING IN GEOMETRY TERMS
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1138) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #1138, are…
- YELLOW: SPHERICAL THINGS: BASEBALL, GLOBE, MARBLE, ORANGE
- GREEN: IN AN ANXIOUS STATE: EXCITED, FEBRILE, FRENETIC, INTENSE
- BLUE: PARTS OF AN AIRPORT: APRON, HANGAR, RUNWAY, TERMINAL
- PURPLE: ENDING IN GEOMETRY TERMS: APPOINT, DEPLANE, FELINE, JANGLE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 mistakes
I made two, what I will call, good mistakes today. 'Good', as in I was on the right track and the errors helped me hone in on the correct quartet.
The first was picking JANGLE instead of EXCITED. I correctly thought the group was about anxiety and picked JANGLE because that's how I feel when I’m nervous or on edge.
Then, after successfully spotting PARTS OF AN AIRPORT, I decided to collect the math words hidden in some tiles and picked ORANGE, because of range, over DEPLANE. Meanwhile, how I completely overlooked SPHERICAL THINGS is uncertain.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, July 22, 2026, game #1137)
- YELLOW: SYMPTOMS OF AN ALLERGIC REACTION: HIVES, ITCHING, RASH, REDNESS
- GREEN: ON A GOLF SCORECARD: HOLE, PAR, SCORE, STROKES
- BLUE: PLATFORM-SPECIFIC POSTS: PINS, SNAPS, TWEETS, VINES
- PURPLE: FEATURES OF A ZEBRA: HOOVES, MANE, TAIL, WHITE STRIPES
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
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