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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for July 8, 2026 11%
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7/8/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Topics: Connections
BS Summary: This article contains 17 faulty reasoning types, including Loss Aversion, Bandwagon, and Biased Writer Voice, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 28.6% saturation with 157 hits. Analysis detected 489 faulty-reasoning hits from 549 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 28.1% and a BS Rank of 11% (19,495 of 21,886 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 89.10% of the article peer group.
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're a musician.
*Connections* is the one of the most popular *New York Times* word games that's captured the public's attention.
The game is all about finding the "common threads between words."
And just like *Wordle*, *Connections* resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's *Connections* solution.
But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
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What is Connections?
The *NYT*'s latest daily word game has become a social media hit.
The *Times* credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section.
*Connections* can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories.
These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc.
Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.
If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board.
Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.
Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier.
Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple.
Like *Wordle,* you can share the results with your friends on social media.
NYT Pips hints, answers for July 8, 2026
Here's a hint for today's Connections categories
Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories?
Then give these a try:
Yellow: Shreds
Green: Idea
Blue: Rock on!
Purple: Dwelling
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Here are today's Connections categories
Need a little extra help?
Today's connections fall into the following categories:
Yellow: Cut into thin pieces
Green: Motif
Blue: Guitar-playing techniques
Purple: House ___
Looking for Wordle today?
Here's the answer to today's Wordle.
Ready for the answers?
This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to today's *Connections* #1123 is...
What is the answer to Connections today
Cut into thin pieces: GRATE, PLANE, SHAVE, SLIVER
Motif: DRIFT, PLOT, THEME, THREAD
Guitar-playing techniques: PICK, PLUCK, STRUM, TAP
House ___: CARDS, LORDS, WAX, WORSHIP
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20 attributed words45% of attributed speech58% writer coverage
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