Connections #1119 Answers
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1119 for Saturday, July 4, 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): persist
- Green: kinds of poems
- Blue: tropical drinks
- Purple (hardest): sweet ___
Answers
PERSIST
CONTINUE, LAST, LINGER, STAY
KINDS OF POEMS
BALLAD, EPIC, ODE, VILLANELLE
TROPICAL DRINKS
HURRICANE, PAINKILLER, SCORPION, ZOMBIE
SWEET ___
DREAMS, NOTHINGS, PEA, SPOT
Previous Connections answers
- #1118 — positive feelings, retro expressions of approval, bad things to give someone, what things pronounced "t" might refer to
- #1117 — they impersonate other things, old-timey names for things we still use, starting with nicknames, starting with sports venues
- #1116 — things named after places, best picture winners/nominees, places in cocktail names, starting with countries
- #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
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