Connections #1138 Answers
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1138 for Thursday, July 23, 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): spherical things
- Green: in an anxious state
- Blue: parts of an airport
- Purple (hardest): ending in geometry terms
Answers
SPHERICAL THINGS
BASEBALL, GLOBE, MARBLE, ORANGE
IN AN ANXIOUS STATE
EXCITED, FEBRILE, FRENETIC, INTENSE
PARTS OF AN AIRPORT
APRON, HANGAR, RUNWAY, TERMINAL
ENDING IN GEOMETRY TERMS
APPOINT, DEPLANE, FELINE, JANGLE
Previous Connections answers
- #1137 — symptoms of an allergic reaction, on a golf scorecard, platform-specific posts, features of a zebra
- #1136 — kinds of tops, software downloads, elements of a musical, tele___
- #1135 — announce, things to click, associated with pearls, starting with alcoholic beverages
- #1134 — circuit components, digital coupling verbs, things toilets do, ___ face expressions
- #1133 — commit a basketball violation, belief, things tracked in video games, words after "pop"
- #1132 — grand finale, seen in an arcade, four groups of four, ending in parts of a car
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