Connections archive · Puzzle #1119
NYT Connections Hints & Answers — July 4, 2026 (#1119)
Group hints and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle on . Get a spoiler-free nudge for each group, or reveal the full solution — your call.
Difficulty: Hard
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Choose how much to reveal
Reveal one step at a time — nudges first, full answers only if you ask.
1. Group nudges spoiler-free
- Yellow: Verbs for sticking around — each one means to remain in place rather than move on.
- Green: Literary forms with distinct structures — from a short lyric to an epic sweep to a nineteen-line French pattern.
- Blue: Bar orders with island names — each cocktail sounds like a storm, a sting, or the undead.
- Purple: Four phrases that open with the same adjective — bedtime wishes, tender whispers, a garden vegetable, and a Dalmatian's mark.
2. One word from each group a foothold
- Yellow: CONTINUE
- Green: BALLAD
- Blue: HURRICANE
- Purple: DREAMS
3. The four category names no words yet
- Yellow: PERSIST
- Green: KINDS OF POEMS
- Blue: TROPICAL DRINKS
- Purple: SWEET ___
4. Reveal groups one by one
Yellow group
PERSIST
- CONTINUE
- LAST
- LINGER
- STAY
Green group
KINDS OF POEMS
- BALLAD
- EPIC
- ODE
- VILLANELLE
Blue group
TROPICAL DRINKS
- HURRICANE
- PAINKILLER
- SCORPION
- ZOMBIE
Purple group
SWEET ___
- DREAMS
- NOTHINGS
- PEA
- SPOT
5. Reveal everything full spoilers
Yellow — PERSIST
- CONTINUE
- LAST
- LINGER
- STAY
Green — KINDS OF POEMS
- BALLAD
- EPIC
- ODE
- VILLANELLE
Blue — TROPICAL DRINKS
- HURRICANE
- PAINKILLER
- SCORPION
- ZOMBIE
Purple — SWEET ___
- DREAMS
- NOTHINGS
- PEA
- SPOT
NYT Connections #1119 — quick answers
What are today's Connections categories?
PERSIST; KINDS OF POEMS; TROPICAL DRINKS; SWEET ___.
What are all the answers?
- PERSIST: CONTINUE, LAST, LINGER, STAY
- KINDS OF POEMS: BALLAD, EPIC, ODE, VILLANELLE
- TROPICAL DRINKS: HURRICANE, PAINKILLER, SCORPION, ZOMBIE
- SWEET ___: DREAMS, NOTHINGS, PEA, SPOT
Also for: Connections hints 7/4/26, 7-4-26, 7 4 26, 7/4/2026, and puzzle #1119.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
Yellow persist and green ballad land quickly, but blue hurricane and purple sweet split once you stop pairing ZOMBIE with SWEET SPOT as a dessert group.