Connections archive · Puzzle #1127
NYT Connections Hints & Answers — July 12, 2026 (#1127)
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: Something found at the center of a peach, apple, or similar produce
- Green: A single piece from a sweet brand with fruity varieties
- Blue: Four actions in a familiar campus routine
- Purple: Opening syllables of four state capital names
2. One word from each group a foothold
- Yellow: PIP
- Green: DOT
- Blue: PARTY
- Purple: DEN
3. The four category names no words yet
- Yellow: REPRODUCTIVE PART OF FRUIT
- Green: BIT OF FRUIT-FLAVORED CANDY
- Blue: VERBS IN A COLLEGE LIFE SLOGAN
- Purple: STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS
4. Reveal groups one by one
Yellow group
REPRODUCTIVE PART OF FRUIT
- PIP
- PIT
- SEED
- STONE
Green group
BIT OF FRUIT-FLAVORED CANDY
- DOT
- NERD
- RUNT
- SPREE
Blue group
VERBS IN A COLLEGE LIFE SLOGAN
- PARTY
- REPEAT
- SLEEP
- STUDY
Purple group
STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS
- DEN
- MAD
- PHO
- SAC
5. Reveal everything full spoilers
Yellow — REPRODUCTIVE PART OF FRUIT
- PIP
- PIT
- SEED
- STONE
Green — BIT OF FRUIT-FLAVORED CANDY
- DOT
- NERD
- RUNT
- SPREE
Blue — VERBS IN A COLLEGE LIFE SLOGAN
- PARTY
- REPEAT
- SLEEP
- STUDY
Purple — STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS
- DEN
- MAD
- PHO
- SAC
NYT Connections #1127 — quick answers
What are today's Connections categories?
REPRODUCTIVE PART OF FRUIT; BIT OF FRUIT-FLAVORED CANDY; VERBS IN A COLLEGE LIFE SLOGAN; STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS.
What are all the answers?
- REPRODUCTIVE PART OF FRUIT: PIP, PIT, SEED, STONE
- BIT OF FRUIT-FLAVORED CANDY: DOT, NERD, RUNT, SPREE
- VERBS IN A COLLEGE LIFE SLOGAN: PARTY, REPEAT, SLEEP, STUDY
- STARTS OF U.S. CAPITALS: DEN, MAD, PHO, SAC
Also for: Connections hints 7/12/26, 7-12-26, 7 12 26, 7/12/2026, and puzzle #1127.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
The fruit vocabulary creates deliberate overlap between the first two groups, especially before the candy names settle into place. The capital-city beginnings are clean in hindsight but easy to misread as unrelated abbreviations.