Connections archive · Puzzle #1125
NYT Connections Hints & Answers — July 10, 2026 (#1125)
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
Spoiler control
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: Quick-settings toggles you flip from the control center — connectivity, privacy, and focus modes.
- Green: How a menu sells the sweet course — rich, warm, gooey, or served with a scoop on the side.
- Blue: British and electronic acts that dominated dance floors and MTV in the Reagan era.
- Purple: Four phrases whose first word is something an umpire might shout — then read what remains.
2. One word from each group a foothold
- Yellow: AIRPLANE MODE
- Green: DECADENT
- Blue: DEPECHE MODE
- Purple: BALL GOWN
3. The four category names no words yet
- Yellow: SMARTPHONE SETTINGS
- Green: DESSERT MENU DESCRIPTORS
- Blue: '80S SYNTH-POP BANDS
- Purple: STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLS
4. Reveal groups one by one
Yellow group
SMARTPHONE SETTINGS
- AIRPLANE MODE
- DO NOT DISTURB
- HOTSPOT
- LOCATION SERVICES
Green group
DESSERT MENU DESCRIPTORS
- DECADENT
- FRESH-BAKED
- MOLTEN
- À LA MODE
Blue group
'80S SYNTH-POP BANDS
- DEPECHE MODE
- ERASURE
- NEW ORDER
- PET SHOP BOYS
Purple group
STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLS
- BALL GOWN
- OUTKAST
- SAFE MODE
- STRIKE A POSE
5. Reveal everything full spoilers
Yellow — SMARTPHONE SETTINGS
- AIRPLANE MODE
- DO NOT DISTURB
- HOTSPOT
- LOCATION SERVICES
Green — DESSERT MENU DESCRIPTORS
- DECADENT
- FRESH-BAKED
- MOLTEN
- À LA MODE
Blue — '80S SYNTH-POP BANDS
- DEPECHE MODE
- ERASURE
- NEW ORDER
- PET SHOP BOYS
Purple — STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLS
- BALL GOWN
- OUTKAST
- SAFE MODE
- STRIKE A POSE
NYT Connections #1125 — quick answers
What are today's Connections categories?
SMARTPHONE SETTINGS; DESSERT MENU DESCRIPTORS; '80S SYNTH-POP BANDS; STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLS.
What are all the answers?
- SMARTPHONE SETTINGS: AIRPLANE MODE, DO NOT DISTURB, HOTSPOT, LOCATION SERVICES
- DESSERT MENU DESCRIPTORS: DECADENT, FRESH-BAKED, MOLTEN, À LA MODE
- '80S SYNTH-POP BANDS: DEPECHE MODE, ERASURE, NEW ORDER, PET SHOP BOYS
- STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLS: BALL GOWN, OUTKAST, SAFE MODE, STRIKE A POSE
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
Yellow airplane mode and green molten land fast, but purple ball gown punishes anyone who parks OUTKAST with the synth-pop bands instead of the baseball-call trick.