NYT Connections July 28 2026 Answers
The Tuesday 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:
CAPTAINCLARKSOTTOMANEMPIREANNAPOLISBOBSLEDCAMPERDIRECTEVERESTFUJIGALAHEADCONVERSELEADHONEYCRISPCROCS
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: COMMAND
Green: HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES
Blue: SHOE BRANDS STARTING WITH "C"
Purple: STARTING WITH PALINDROMIC NAMES
COMMANDCAPTAIN, DIRECT, HEAD, LEAD
HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLESEMPIRE, FUJI, GALA, HONEYCRISP
SHOE BRANDS STARTING WITH "C"CAMPER, CLARKS, CONVERSE, CROCS
STARTING WITH PALINDROMIC NAMESANNAPOLIS, BOBSLED, EVEREST, OTTOMAN
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
HOW CONNECTIONS WORKS
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.
PREVIOUS CONNECTIONS ANSWERSAll puzzles →
NYT Connections August 21 2026 Answers#1,167See answers ›NYT Connections August 20 2026 Answers#1,166See answers ›NYT Connections August 19 2026 Answers#1,165See answers ›NYT Connections August 18 2026 Answers#1,164See answers ›NYT Connections August 17 2026 Answers#1,163See answers ›NYT Connections August 16 2026 Answers#1,162See answers ›NYT Connections August 15 2026 Answers#1,161See answers ›NYT Connections August 14 2026 Answers#1,160See answers ›
DAILY GAME ANSWERS8