What is the NYT Connections answer for July 10 (#1125)?

The four groups are SMARTPHONE SETTINGS (AIRPLANE MODE, DO NOT DISTURB, HOTSPOT, LOCATION SERVICES); DESSERT MENU DESCRIPTORS (DECADENT, FRESH-BAKED, MOLTEN, À LA MODE); '80S SYNTH-POP BANDS (DEPECHE MODE, ERASURE, NEW ORDER, PET SHOP BOYS); STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLS (BALL GOWN, OUTKAST, SAFE MODE, STRIKE A POSE).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLS" — 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.

Friday, July 10, 2026#1125

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Friday, July 10

DailyWordHints Editorial July 10

SMARTPHONE SETTINGS

Easiest

DESSERT MENU DESCRIPTORS

Easy

'80S SYNTH-POP BANDS

Tricky

STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are SMARTPHONE SETTINGS (yellow), DESSERT MENU DESCRIPTORS (green), '80S SYNTH-POP BANDS (blue), STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLS (purple).

OUTKAST

DEPECHE MODE

FRESH-BAKED

BALL GOWN

DO NOT DISTURB

À LA MODE

STRIKE A POSE

AIRPLANE MODE

ERASURE

SAFE MODE

DECADENT

NEW ORDER

HOTSPOT

PET SHOP BOYS

MOLTEN

LOCATION SERVICES

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 #1125, Friday, July 10. 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 10 (#1125)?: The four groups are SMARTPHONE SETTINGS (AIRPLANE MODE, DO NOT DISTURB, HOTSPOT, LOCATION SERVICES); DESSERT MENU DESCRIPTORS (DECADENT, FRESH-BAKED, MOLTEN, À LA MODE); '80S SYNTH-POP BANDS (DEPECHE MODE, ERASURE, NEW ORDER, PET SHOP BOYS); STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLS (BALL GOWN, OUTKAST, SAFE MODE, STRIKE A POSE).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLS" — 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.