What is the NYT Connections answer for July 30 (#1145)?

The four groups are VIRTUOUS (FAIR, GOOD, JUST, RIGHT); ACTIVITIES WITH MULTIPLE BALLS (BEER PONG, BINGO, JUGGLING, POOL); CRUISE LINES (CARNIVAL, CELEBRITY, PRINCESS, VIKING); ON THE ___, TO MEAN "PRECISE" (DOT, MARK, MONEY, NOSE).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "ON THE ___, TO MEAN "PRECISE"" — 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.

Thursday, July 30, 2026#1145

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Thursday, July 30

DailyWordHints Editorial July 30

VIRTUOUS

Easiest

ACTIVITIES WITH MULTIPLE BALLS

Easy

CRUISE LINES

Tricky

ON THE ___, TO MEAN "PRECISE"

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are VIRTUOUS (yellow), ACTIVITIES WITH MULTIPLE BALLS (green), CRUISE LINES (blue), ON THE ___, TO MEAN "PRECISE" (purple).

JUGGLING

CARNIVAL

DOT

FAIR

BINGO

RIGHT

POOL

NOSE

MONEY

GOOD

BEER PONG

CELEBRITY

VIKING

MARK

PRINCESS

JUST

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 #1145, Thursday, July 30. 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 30 (#1145)?: The four groups are VIRTUOUS (FAIR, GOOD, JUST, RIGHT); ACTIVITIES WITH MULTIPLE BALLS (BEER PONG, BINGO, JUGGLING, POOL); CRUISE LINES (CARNIVAL, CELEBRITY, PRINCESS, VIKING); ON THE ___, TO MEAN "PRECISE" (DOT, MARK, MONEY, NOSE).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "ON THE ___, TO MEAN "PRECISE"" — 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.