A new week begins with the latest installment of the New York Times Connections puzzle, offering a fresh set of word groupings for players to decipher. For those seeking assistance, detailed hints and the complete solution for Monday, July 27th, 2026, are available.
Daily Hints
The puzzle presents four distinct categories, each linking four words. The hints for today's grid are as follows:
- Yellow: Gold medals have been won on all four.
- Green: Nature made some, humans made the rest.
- Blue: They all involve change, but not in the same way.
- Purple: You could pick out all of these icons from a page.
Additional clues suggest that one group features "clickable things," and every group contains at least one word with the letter 'S'. A further hint reveals one word from each category: "Beam" for Yellow, "Knitting Needle" for Green, "Paradigm" for Blue, and "Heart" for Purple.
Connections Groups Revealed
For players who require more direct assistance, the four themes that unite the words in each group have been disclosed:
- Yellow: Gymnastics Apparatus
- Green: Long Tapered Things
- Blue: Kinds of Shifts
- Purple: Icons on a Shopping Site
Full Solution
The complete answer to the July 27th Connections puzzle includes the following groupings:
- Yellow: Gymnastics Apparatus (Beam, Horse, Rings, Vault)
- Green: Long Tapered Things (Carrot, Icicle, Knitting Needle, Stalactite)
- Blue: Kinds of Shifts (Doppler, Graveyard, Paradigm, Stick)
- Purple: Icons on a Shopping Site (Bell, Cart, Heart, Magnifying Glass)
The puzzle's design reportedly blends elements of gymnastics, geometry, vocabulary, and modern technology. Players are encouraged to try again with the next puzzle, released daily at midnight.