Connections #1143 Answers
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1143 for Tuesday, July 28, 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): command
- Green: how do you like them apples
- Blue: shoe brands starting with "c"
- Purple (hardest): starting with palindromic names
Answers
COMMAND
CAPTAIN, DIRECT, HEAD, LEAD
HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES
EMPIRE, FUJI, GALA, HONEYCRISP
SHOE BRANDS STARTING WITH "C"
CAMPER, CLARKS, CONVERSE, CROCS
STARTING WITH PALINDROMIC NAMES
ANNAPOLIS, BOBSLED, EVEREST, OTTOMAN
Previous Connections answers
- #1142 — gymnastics apparatus, long tapered things, kinds of shifts, icons on a shopping site
- #1141 — baby milestones, outmoded consumer tech, expressions for rain, what "shell" might refer to
- #1140 — spanish relatives, start to cry, with "up", african currencies, strip ___
- #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
- #1137 — symptoms of an allergic reaction, on a golf scorecard, platform-specific posts, features of a zebra
Browse every past puzzle in the Connections answer archive.