Connections #1128 Answers
Monday, July 13, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1128 for Monday, July 13, 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): interrogate
- Green: things with handles
- Blue: fictional cats
- Purple (hardest): starting with smooches
Answers
INTERROGATE
EXAMINE, GRILL, PUMP, QUESTION
THINGS WITH HANDLES
BUCKET, DRAWER, MUG, UMBRELLA
FICTIONAL CATS
FIGARO, PUSS, SALEM, TOM
STARTING WITH SMOOCHES
BUSSIN, KISSER, PECKISH, SMACKDOWN
Previous Connections answers
- #1127 — reproductive part of fruit, bit of fruit-flavored candy, verbs in a college life slogan, starts of u.s. capitals
- #1126 — circus equipment, undisturbed, as water, "toy story" characters, double letters appearing in that letter's alphabetical position
- #1125 — smartphone settings, dessert menu descriptors, '80s synth-pop bands, starting with baseball calls
- #1124 — non-alcoholic designators, music publications, kinds of rugs, pontiac models
- #1123 — cut into thin pieces, motif, guitar-playing techniques, house of ___
- #1122 — rooms in clue, student-athlete designations, ___ twist, ending in "sesame street" characters
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