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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle features one of those purple categories where you have to hunt down a word hidden in four of the clues. Read on for tips and today’s Connections answers.
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Tips for Today’s Connections Groups
Here are four clues for today’s Connections puzzle groupings, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group index: Announce.
Green group index: We might find one.
Blue group index: New beginning.
Purple group index: Something you drink is hidden in every word.
Answers for Today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Proclaim.
Green Group: Kind of nose.
Blue group: Used in opportunity metaphors.
Purple group: Starting with fermented drinks.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
NYT Connections puzzle completed by July 20, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETYellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is proclaimed. The four responses are the blast, the herald, the sound and the trumpet.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is types of noses. The four answers are button, Greek, ski jump and snob.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is used in metaphors of opportunity. The four answers are blank page, horizon, oyster and window.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme starts with fermented drinks. The four responses are Alexa (ale), meadow (mead), portobello (port), and sakés (sake).
