What is the NYT Connections answer for July 26 (#1141)?

The four groups are BABY MILESTONES (CRAWLING, FIRST WORDS, ROLLING OVER, SOLID FOOD); OUTMODED CONSUMER TECH (BLACKBERRY, DISCMAN, DVD PLAYER, PLASMA TV); EXPRESSIONS FOR RAIN (APRIL SHOWERS, LIQUID SUNSHINE, SCOTCH MIST, WET WEATHER); WHAT "SHELL" MIGHT REFER TO (CARAPACE, GAS STATION, PASTRY CRUST, ROWING BOAT).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "WHAT "SHELL" MIGHT REFER TO" — 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 26, 2026#1141

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Sunday, July 26

DailyWordHints Editorial July 26

BABY MILESTONES

Easiest

OUTMODED CONSUMER TECH

Easy

EXPRESSIONS FOR RAIN

Tricky

WHAT "SHELL" MIGHT REFER TO

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are BABY MILESTONES (yellow), OUTMODED CONSUMER TECH (green), EXPRESSIONS FOR RAIN (blue), WHAT "SHELL" MIGHT REFER TO (purple).

SOLID FOOD

PASTRY CRUST

ROLLING OVER

LIQUID SUNSHINE

PLASMA TV

SCOTCH MIST

BLACKBERRY

GAS STATION

ROWING BOAT

FIRST WORDS

APRIL SHOWERS

DISCMAN

WET WEATHER

CARAPACE

DVD PLAYER

CRAWLING

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 #1141, Sunday, July 26. 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 26 (#1141)?: The four groups are BABY MILESTONES (CRAWLING, FIRST WORDS, ROLLING OVER, SOLID FOOD); OUTMODED CONSUMER TECH (BLACKBERRY, DISCMAN, DVD PLAYER, PLASMA TV); EXPRESSIONS FOR RAIN (APRIL SHOWERS, LIQUID SUNSHINE, SCOTCH MIST, WET WEATHER); WHAT "SHELL" MIGHT REFER TO (CARAPACE, GAS STATION, PASTRY CRUST, ROWING BOAT).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "WHAT "SHELL" MIGHT REFER TO" — 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.