Connections #1142 Answers
Monday, July 27, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1142 for Monday, July 27, 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): gymnastics apparatus
- Green: long tapered things
- Blue: kinds of shifts
- Purple (hardest): icons on a shopping site
Answers
GYMNASTICS APPARATUS
BEAM, HORSE, RINGS, VAULT
LONG TAPERED THINGS
CARROT, ICICLE, KNITTING NEEDLE, STALACTITE
KINDS OF SHIFTS
DOPPLER, GRAVEYARD, PARADIGM, STICK
ICONS ON A SHOPPING SITE
BELL, CART, HEART, MAGNIFYING GLASS
Previous Connections answers
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- #1139 — talk at length, outcomes for a batter, bring to mind, as a memory, homophones of religious roles
- #1138 — spherical things, in an anxious state, parts of an airport, ending in geometry terms
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- #1136 — kinds of tops, software downloads, elements of a musical, tele___
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