What is the NYT Connections answer for July 14 (#1129)?

The four groups are CONTRACT (AGREEMENT, BARGAIN, DEAL, UNDERSTANDING); EDIT MENU OPTIONS (COPY, CUT, DELETE, PASTE); KINDS OF BASKETS (EASTER, GROCERY, LAUNDRY, PICNIC); SYMBOLIZED WITH ARROWS (RECYCLING, SHUFFLE, THIS SIDE UP, U-TURN).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "SYMBOLIZED WITH ARROWS" — 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.

Tuesday, July 14, 2026#1129

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Tuesday, July 14

DailyWordHints Editorial July 14

CONTRACT

Easiest

EDIT MENU OPTIONS

Easy

KINDS OF BASKETS

Tricky

SYMBOLIZED WITH ARROWS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are CONTRACT (yellow), EDIT MENU OPTIONS (green), KINDS OF BASKETS (blue), SYMBOLIZED WITH ARROWS (purple).

U-TURN

PICNIC

CUT

SHUFFLE

LAUNDRY

RECYCLING

DEAL

COPY

BARGAIN

GROCERY

UNDERSTANDING

THIS SIDE UP

PASTE

AGREEMENT

EASTER

DELETE

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 #1129, Tuesday, July 14. 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 14 (#1129)?: The four groups are CONTRACT (AGREEMENT, BARGAIN, DEAL, UNDERSTANDING); EDIT MENU OPTIONS (COPY, CUT, DELETE, PASTE); KINDS OF BASKETS (EASTER, GROCERY, LAUNDRY, PICNIC); SYMBOLIZED WITH ARROWS (RECYCLING, SHUFFLE, THIS SIDE UP, U-TURN).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "SYMBOLIZED WITH ARROWS" — 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.