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NYT Connections Hints & Answers — July 8, 2026 (#1123)

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: Medium

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Reveal one step at a time — nudges first, full answers only if you ask.

1. Group nudges spoiler-free
  • Yellow: Kitchen and workshop verbs for reducing something to shavings — each leaves you with a finer result.
  • Green: Recurring ideas in stories and design — what a narrative follows, a pattern repeats, or a conversation wanders toward.
  • Blue: Ways to sound a string — pinch, pull, sweep, or strike with your fingertips.
  • Purple: Four phrases that open with the same word — a deck, a parliament, a seal, or a congregation.
2. One word from each group a foothold
  • Yellow: GRATE
  • Green: DRIFT
  • Blue: PICK
  • Purple: CARDS
3. The four category names no words yet
  • Yellow: CUT INTO THIN PIECES
  • Green: MOTIF
  • Blue: GUITAR-PLAYING TECHNIQUES
  • Purple: HOUSE OF ___
4. Reveal groups one by one
Yellow group

CUT INTO THIN PIECES

  • GRATE
  • PLANE
  • SHAVE
  • SLIVER
Green group

MOTIF

  • DRIFT
  • PLOT
  • THEME
  • THREAD
Blue group

GUITAR-PLAYING TECHNIQUES

  • PICK
  • PLUCK
  • STRUM
  • TAP
Purple group

HOUSE OF ___

  • CARDS
  • LORDS
  • WAX
  • WORSHIP
5. Reveal everything full spoilers

Yellow — CUT INTO THIN PIECES

  • GRATE
  • PLANE
  • SHAVE
  • SLIVER

Green — MOTIF

  • DRIFT
  • PLOT
  • THEME
  • THREAD

Blue — GUITAR-PLAYING TECHNIQUES

  • PICK
  • PLUCK
  • STRUM
  • TAP

Purple — HOUSE OF ___

  • CARDS
  • LORDS
  • WAX
  • WORSHIP

Today's puzzle, in a nutshell

Yellow grate and green theme land quickly, but blue strum and purple house split once you stop pairing PLOT with THREAD as a sewing group.

NYT Connections #1123 — quick answers

What are today's Connections categories?

CUT INTO THIN PIECES; MOTIF; GUITAR-PLAYING TECHNIQUES; HOUSE OF ___.

What are all the answers?
  • CUT INTO THIN PIECES: GRATE, PLANE, SHAVE, SLIVER
  • MOTIF: DRIFT, PLOT, THEME, THREAD
  • GUITAR-PLAYING TECHNIQUES: PICK, PLUCK, STRUM, TAP
  • HOUSE OF ___: CARDS, LORDS, WAX, WORSHIP

Also for: Connections hints 7/8/26, 7-8-26, 7 8 26, 7/8/2026, and puzzle #1123.

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