What is the NYT Connections answer for July 18 (#1133)?

The four groups are COMMIT A BASKETBALL VIOLATION (CARRY, DOUBLE DRIBBLE, GOALTEND, TRAVEL); BELIEF (ATTITUDE, MIND, OPINION, VIEW); THINGS TRACKED IN VIDEO GAMES (HEALTH, LIVES, SCORE, TIME); WORDS AFTER "POP" (CULTURE, FLY, QUIZ, TART).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "WORDS AFTER "POP"" — 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.

Saturday, July 18, 2026#1133

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Saturday, July 18

DailyWordHints Editorial July 18

COMMIT A BASKETBALL VIOLATION

Easiest

BELIEF

Easy

THINGS TRACKED IN VIDEO GAMES

Tricky

WORDS AFTER "POP"

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are COMMIT A BASKETBALL VIOLATION (yellow), BELIEF (green), THINGS TRACKED IN VIDEO GAMES (blue), WORDS AFTER "POP" (purple).

TRAVEL

FLY

QUIZ

SCORE

OPINION

CARRY

HEALTH

TART

CULTURE

MIND

TIME

GOALTEND

VIEW

LIVES

DOUBLE DRIBBLE

ATTITUDE

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 #1133, Saturday, July 18. 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 18 (#1133)?: The four groups are COMMIT A BASKETBALL VIOLATION (CARRY, DOUBLE DRIBBLE, GOALTEND, TRAVEL); BELIEF (ATTITUDE, MIND, OPINION, VIEW); THINGS TRACKED IN VIDEO GAMES (HEALTH, LIVES, SCORE, TIME); WORDS AFTER "POP" (CULTURE, FLY, QUIZ, TART).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "WORDS AFTER "POP"" — 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.