Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 7, #1122

The New York Times Connections puzzle for July 7, #1122, features pop-culture categories including rooms in Clue, student athlete designations, words ending in 'twist', and hidden 'Sesame Street' character names. The puzzle is part of the Times' daily games section, which now offers stats tracking and an AI-powered Connections Bot for analysis.

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. Today's NYT Connections puzzle https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections is full of pop-culture categories. I especially liked the purple group, which requires you to find hidden words in other words. 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 : Colonel Mustard and Miss Scarlett. Green group hint : They go to school, and also play sports. Blue group hint : Song by Chubby Checker. Purple group hint : Sunny day, sweeping the clouds away. Answers for today's Connections groups Yellow group : Rooms in Clue. Green group : Student athlete designations. Blue group : twist. Purple group : Ending in "Sesame Street" characters. 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 rooms in Clue. The four answers are conservatory, hall, kitchen and study. The green words in today's Connections The theme is student athlete designations. The four answers are all-American, jock, letterman and team captain. The blue words in today's Connections The theme is twist. The four answers are French, lemon, Oliver and plot. The purple words in today's Connections The theme is ending in "Sesame Street" characters. The four answers are Bernie Ernie , Colbert Bert , discount Count and San Anselmo Elmo .