Looking for a different day?A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, July 14 (game #1129).Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.NYT Connections today (game #1130) - today's words(Image credit: New York Times)Today's NYT Connections words are… RACKETFOOTBALLWIGGLEBARHEADBENCHELBOWSHOEEXTREMEBREATHINGMOTORCOURTCORSETWATERTRIBUNALBASEBALLGLOVENYT Connections today (game #1130) - hint #1 - group hintsWhat are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?YELLOW: Tell it to the judgeGREEN: All need to be tiedBLUE: Types of competitive activityPURPLE: Add a word that rhymes with “boom”Need more clues? We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…NYT Connections today (game #1130) - hint #2 - group answersWhat are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?YELLOW: TERMS FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEMGREEN: THINGS WITH LACESBLUE: KINDS OF SPORTSPURPLE: WORDS BEFORE "ROOM" TO INDICATE EXTRA SPACERight, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.NYT Connections today (game #1130) - the answers(Image credit: New York Times)The answers to today's Connections, game #1130, are…YELLOW: TERMS FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEM: BAR, BENCH, COURT, TRIBUNALGREEN: THINGS WITH LACES: BASEBALL GLOVE, CORSET, FOOTBALL, SHOEBLUE: KINDS OF SPORTS: EXTREME, MOTOR, RACKET, WATERPURPLE: WORDS BEFORE "ROOM" TO INDICATE EXTRA SPACE: BREATHING, ELBOW, HEAD, WIGGLEMy rating: HardMy score: PerfectDespite not making any mistakes I am classifying this game as tricky, because I came close to an error in collecting four unrelated sporting things.THINGS WITH LACES also favors anyone familiar with FOOTBALL, as my mind went to soccer balls — which haven’t had laces since the 1960s.I also got lucky in spotting the purple group after thinking all of the things that WIGGLE could be connected to and saying “wiggle room” to myself. I hate the idea of being in tight, crowded spots, so wiggle room is always on my mind.Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Tuesday, July 14, 2026, game #1129)YELLOW: CONTRACT: AGREEMENT, BARGAIN, DEAL, UNDERSTANDINGGREEN: EDIT MENU OPTIONS: COPY, CUT, DELETE, PASTEBLUE: KINDS OF BASKETS: EASTER, GROCERY, LAUNDRY, PICNICPURPLE: SYMBOLIZED WITH ARROWS: RECYCLING, SHUFFLE, THIS SIDE UP, U-TURNWhat is NYT Connections?NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.