Connections #1116 Answers
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1116 for Wednesday, July 1, 2026. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): things named after places
- Green: best picture winners/nominees
- Blue: places in cocktail names
- Purple (hardest): starting with countries
Answers
THINGS NAMED AFTER PLACES
CHAMPAGNE, CHINA, COLOGNE, LIMERICK
BEST PICTURE WINNERS/NOMINEES
CASABLANCA, CHICAGO, FARGO, MUNICH
PLACES IN COCKTAIL NAMES
CUBA, LONG ISLAND, MOSCOW, SINGAPORE
STARTING WITH COUNTRIES
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, GUINEA-BISSAU, INDIANAPOLIS, NIGERIA
Previous Connections answers
- #1115 — dividing structures, participate in some winter olympics, common recyclables, what "draft" might refer to
- #1114 — old timey troublemakers, consume with gusto, parts of a speaker, ending in parts of a tree
- #1113 — high-quality, signals to commence, accessories for a guitarist, they have boards
- #1112 — monopoly squares, components of a fashion show, commonly striped things, ending in horse gaits
- #1111 — crunchy snack item, various amounts of wood, areas of low ground, colors plus a letter
- #1110 — computer peripherals, tightly packed, hazardous elemental metals, starting with bird homophones
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