NYT Connections July 4 2026 Answers
The Saturday board, spoiler free category hints for all four groups, and the full solution when you are ready.
TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD
In its starting order:
LINGERSPOTEPICDREAMSZOMBIEODEPEASCORPIONLASTHURRICANENOTHINGSSTAYBALLADCONTINUEPAINKILLERVILLANELLE
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: PERSIST
Green: KINDS OF POEMS
Blue: TROPICAL DRINKS
Purple: SWEET ___
PERSISTCONTINUE, LAST, LINGER, STAY
KINDS OF POEMSBALLAD, EPIC, ODE, VILLANELLE
TROPICAL DRINKSHURRICANE, PAINKILLER, SCORPION, ZOMBIE
SWEET ___DREAMS, NOTHINGS, PEA, SPOT
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group: yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You are allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight. Play free at nytimes.com.
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