Connections #1146 Answers
Friday, July 31, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1146 for Friday, July 31, 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): construct
- Green: super mario figures
- Blue: fruits plus starting letter
- Purple (hardest): starting with merriments
Answers
CONSTRUCT
FASHION, MODEL, MOLD, SHAPE
SUPER MARIO FIGURES
DINOSAUR, MUSHROOM, PLUMBER, PRINCESS
FRUITS PLUS STARTING LETTER
DAPPLE, JDATE, SLIME, SPEAR
STARTING WITH MERRIMENTS
CHEERIOS, FUNGUS, GLEEK, JOYSTICK
Previous Connections answers
- #1145 — virtuous, activities with multiple balls, cruise lines, on the ___, to mean "precise"
- #1144 — fasteners, nondescript, units of wisdom, ___boards in a classroom
- #1143 — command, how do you like them apples, shoe brands starting with "c", starting with palindromic names
- #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 ___
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