What is the NYT Connections answer for July 15 (#1130)?

The four groups are TERMS FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEM (BAR, BENCH, COURT, TRIBUNAL); THINGS WITH LACES (BASEBALL GLOVE, CORSET, FOOTBALL, SHOE); KINDS OF SPORTS (EXTREME, MOTOR, RACKET, WATER); WORDS BEFORE "ROOM" TO INDICATE EXTRA SPACE (BREATHING, ELBOW, HEAD, WIGGLE).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "WORDS BEFORE "ROOM" TO INDICATE EXTRA SPACE" — 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.

Wednesday, July 15, 2026#1130

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Wednesday, July 15

DailyWordHints Editorial July 15

TERMS FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEM

Easiest

THINGS WITH LACES

Easy

KINDS OF SPORTS

Tricky

WORDS BEFORE "ROOM" TO INDICATE EXTRA SPACE

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are TERMS FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEM (yellow), THINGS WITH LACES (green), KINDS OF SPORTS (blue), WORDS BEFORE "ROOM" TO INDICATE EXTRA SPACE (purple).

RACKET

FOOTBALL

WIGGLE

BAR

HEAD

BENCH

ELBOW

SHOE

EXTREME

BREATHING

MOTOR

COURT

CORSET

WATER

TRIBUNAL

BASEBALL GLOVE

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 #1130, Wednesday, July 15. 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 15 (#1130)?: The four groups are TERMS FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEM (BAR, BENCH, COURT, TRIBUNAL); THINGS WITH LACES (BASEBALL GLOVE, CORSET, FOOTBALL, SHOE); KINDS OF SPORTS (EXTREME, MOTOR, RACKET, WATER); WORDS BEFORE "ROOM" TO INDICATE EXTRA SPACE (BREATHING, ELBOW, HEAD, WIGGLE).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "WORDS BEFORE "ROOM" TO INDICATE EXTRA SPACE" — 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.