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The New York Times' Connections puzzle is back with another clever test of logic and word association. Puzzle #1123 for Wednesday, July 8, features 16 seemingly unrelated words that must be sorted into four groups of four based on a shared connection.
Some categories are easy to spot, while others require a bit of lateral thinking. If you're looking to keep your streak alive without giving everything away, start with the hints below before scrolling to the full answers.
NYT Connections hints for July 8
Need a small push? Here are some spoiler-free clues:
- Yellow: Think of ways to make something thinner.
- Green: A key idea running through a story.
- Blue: Different ways to play a guitar.
- Purple: Add "House of" before each word.
One final hint
- Yellow: Your kitchen might help.
- Green: Think literature.
- Blue: It's all about the strings.
- Purple: Focus on the phrase, not the word.
NYT Connections answers for July 8
Still stuck? Here are the complete answers for Puzzle #1123.Yellow – Cut into thin piecesGratePlaneShaveSliverGreen – MotifDriftPlotThemeThreadBlue – Guitar-playing techniquesPickPluckStrumTapPurple – House of ___CardsLordsWaxWorship
How to play NYT Connections
In Connections, players are given a grid of 16 words and must organise them into four groups of four that share a common link. You can make up to four incorrect guesses before the game ends. The categories are colour-coded by difficulty, starting with Yellow (easiest), followed by Green, Blue, and Purple, which is often the trickiest because it usually involves wordplay or familiar phrases.
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