What is the NYT Connections answer for July 12 (#1127)?

The four groups are REPRODUCTIVE PART OF FRUIT (PIP, PIT, SEED, STONE); BIT OF FRUIT-FLAVORED CANDY (DOT, NERD, RUNT, SPREE); VERBS IN A COLLEGE LIFE SLOGAN (PARTY, REPEAT, SLEEP, STUDY); STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS (DEN, MAD, PHO, SAC).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS" — 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.

Sunday, July 12, 2026#1127

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Sunday, July 12

DailyWordHints Editorial July 12

REPRODUCTIVE PART OF FRUIT

Easiest

BIT OF FRUIT-FLAVORED CANDY

Easy

VERBS IN A COLLEGE LIFE SLOGAN

Tricky

STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are REPRODUCTIVE PART OF FRUIT (yellow), BIT OF FRUIT-FLAVORED CANDY (green), VERBS IN A COLLEGE LIFE SLOGAN (blue), STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS (purple).

PARTY

NERD

MAD

STONE

DOT

DEN

PIP

STUDY

PHO

SPREE

SLEEP

PIT

RUNT

SAC

SEED

REPEAT

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 #1127, Sunday, July 12. 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 12 (#1127)?: The four groups are REPRODUCTIVE PART OF FRUIT (PIP, PIT, SEED, STONE); BIT OF FRUIT-FLAVORED CANDY (DOT, NERD, RUNT, SPREE); VERBS IN A COLLEGE LIFE SLOGAN (PARTY, REPEAT, SLEEP, STUDY); STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS (DEN, MAD, PHO, SAC).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS" — 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.