What is the NYT Connections answer for July 6 (#1121)?

The four groups are STUNNING NEWS (BOMBSHELL, REVELATION, SHOCKER, THUNDERBOLT); SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTS (ATOM, DNA, SOLAR SYSTEM, VOLCANO); ACME PRODUCTS USED BY WILE E. COYOTE (EARTHQUAKE PILLS, IRON BIRD SEED, ROCKET SKATES, TNT); STARTING WITH DATING APPS (BUMBLEBEE, GRIND RAIL, MATCHA, TINDERBOX).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "STARTING WITH DATING APPS" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.

Monday, July 6, 2026#1121

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Monday, July 6

DailyWordHints Editorial July 6

STUNNING NEWS

Easiest

SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTS

Easy

ACME PRODUCTS USED BY WILE E. COYOTE

Tricky

STARTING WITH DATING APPS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are STUNNING NEWS (yellow), SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTS (green), ACME PRODUCTS USED BY WILE E. COYOTE (blue), STARTING WITH DATING APPS (purple).

ATOM

BUMBLEBEE

TNT

THUNDERBOLT

VOLCANO

TINDERBOX

DNA

ROCKET SKATES

MATCHA

BOMBSHELL

EARTHQUAKE PILLS

REVELATION

SOLAR SYSTEM

GRIND RAIL

SHOCKER

IRON BIRD SEED

Hints by group

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

Full answers below

Today’s answers

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

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Today's Connections hints (no answers yet)

Here are spoiler-free nudges for NYT Connections #1121, Monday, July 6. Reveal one color at a time and work from the easiest group (yellow) to the trickiest (purple).

How to use these hints

Each clue is written so it never names any of the sixteen words — it just points you in the right direction. Open the full answer only once you're truly stuck.

Strategy for solving today's grid

Lock in the group you're most confident about first to shrink the board, but resist the obvious four-of-a-kind — the puzzle almost always plants a word that fits two themes. Save the purple group for last; it usually hides the wordplay twist.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for July 6 (#1121)?: The four groups are STUNNING NEWS (BOMBSHELL, REVELATION, SHOCKER, THUNDERBOLT); SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTS (ATOM, DNA, SOLAR SYSTEM, VOLCANO); ACME PRODUCTS USED BY WILE E. COYOTE (EARTHQUAKE PILLS, IRON BIRD SEED, ROCKET SKATES, TNT); STARTING WITH DATING APPS (BUMBLEBEE, GRIND RAIL, MATCHA, TINDERBOX).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "STARTING WITH DATING APPS" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.
What do the Connections colors mean?: Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.