What is the NYT Connections answer for July 20 (#1135)?

The four groups are ANNOUNCE (BLARE, HERALD, SOUND, TRUMPET); THINGS TO CLICK (BUTTON, ICON, LINK, MENU); ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLS (BUBBLE TEA, OYSTER, SWINE, WISDOM); STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (ALEXA, MEADOW, PORTOBELLO, SAKES).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES" — 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.

Monday, July 20, 2026#1135

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Monday, July 20

DailyWordHints Editorial July 20

ANNOUNCE

Easiest

THINGS TO CLICK

Easy

ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLS

Tricky

STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are ANNOUNCE (yellow), THINGS TO CLICK (green), ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLS (blue), STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (purple).

OYSTER

MEADOW

WISDOM

SOUND

BUTTON

BUBBLE TEA

PORTOBELLO

TRUMPET

ICON

HERALD

SWINE

SAKES

BLARE

LINK

ALEXA

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 #1135, Monday, July 20. 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 20 (#1135)?: The four groups are ANNOUNCE (BLARE, HERALD, SOUND, TRUMPET); THINGS TO CLICK (BUTTON, ICON, LINK, MENU); ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLS (BUBBLE TEA, OYSTER, SWINE, WISDOM); STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (ALEXA, MEADOW, PORTOBELLO, SAKES).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES" — 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.