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Connections #1123 Answers – July 8, 2026

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1123 on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

CARDSDRIFTGRATELORDSPICKPLANEPLOTPLUCKSHAVESLIVERSTRUMTAPTHEMETHREADWAXWORSHIP

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
GRATE belongs to this group.
Green
DRIFT belongs to this group.
Blue
PICK belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CARDS belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
CUT INTO THIN PIECES
Green category
MOTIF
Blue category
GUITAR-PLAYING TECHNIQUES
Purple (hardest) category
HOUSE OF ___

Connections #1123 answers

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CUT INTO THIN PIECESGRATE, PLANE, SHAVE, SLIVER
MOTIFDRIFT, PLOT, THEME, THREAD
GUITAR-PLAYING TECHNIQUESPICK, PLUCK, STRUM, TAP
HOUSE OF ___CARDS, LORDS, WAX, WORSHIP
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What are the Connections answers for July 8, 2026?

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.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.