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Connections #1146 Answers – July 31, 2026

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1146 on Friday, July 31, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

CHEERIOSDAPPLEDINOSAURFASHIONFUNGUSGLEEKJDATEJOYSTICKMODELMOLDMUSHROOMPLUMBERPRINCESSSHAPESLIMESPEAR

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
FASHION belongs to this group.
Green
DINOSAUR belongs to this group.
Blue
DAPPLE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CHEERIOS belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
CONSTRUCT
Green category
SUPER MARIO FIGURES
Blue category
FRUITS PLUS STARTING LETTER
Purple (hardest) category
STARTING WITH MERRIMENTS

Connections #1146 answers

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CONSTRUCTFASHION, MODEL, MOLD, SHAPE
SUPER MARIO FIGURESDINOSAUR, MUSHROOM, PLUMBER, PRINCESS
FRUITS PLUS STARTING LETTERDAPPLE, JDATE, SLIME, SPEAR
STARTING WITH MERRIMENTSCHEERIOS, FUNGUS, GLEEK, JOYSTICK
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What are the Connections answers for July 31, 2026?

CONSTRUCT: FASHION, MODEL, MOLD, SHAPE. SUPER MARIO FIGURES: DINOSAUR, MUSHROOM, PLUMBER, PRINCESS. FRUITS PLUS STARTING LETTER: DAPPLE, JDATE, SLIME, SPEAR. STARTING WITH MERRIMENTS: CHEERIOS, FUNGUS, GLEEK, JOYSTICK.

What do the Connections colors mean?

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