# Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 1, #1116 > Source: > Published: 2026-06-30 20:00:47+00:00 Looking for the **most recent** Connections answers? [Click here for today's Connections hints](https://www.cnet.com/feature/daily-puzzle-answers/), as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. If you look at today's NYT [Connections puzzle](https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections), you'll see right away that every clue is a place. The trick is to sort them out properly. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. [The Times has a Connections Bot](https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/connections-bot-brings-ai-to-the-new-york-times-games-section/), like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section [can now nerd out by following their progress](https://www.nytco.com/press/introducing-connections-stats-and-streaks/), including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak. **Read more:** [Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time](https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/nyt-connections-seven-hints-tricks-and-tips-for-winning-every-game/) ## Hints for today's Connections groups Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group. **Yellow group hint**: Name inspiration. **Green group hint**: And the Oscar goes to... **Blue group hint**: Cheers! **Purple group hint**: Beginning of the word or phrase. ## Answers for today's Connections groups **Yellow group**: Things named after places. **Green group**: Best picture winners/nominees. **Blue group**: Places in cocktail names. **Purple group**: Starting with countries. **Read more:** [Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words](https://www.cnet.com/tech/wordle-player-cheat-sheet-here-are-the-most-popular-letters-used-in-the-english-language/) ## What are today's Connections answers? ### The yellow words in today's Connections The theme is things named after places. The four answers are champagne, china, cologne and limerick. ### The green words in today's Connections The theme is best picture winners/nominees. The four answers are Casablanca, Chicago, Fargo, and Munich. ### The blue words in today's Connections The theme is places in cocktail names. The four answers are Cuba, Long Island, Moscow and Singapore. ### The purple words in today's Connections The theme is starting with countries. The four answers are Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Indianapolis and Nigeria.