Connections July 5, 2026: Hints and Full Answers for Puzzle #1120

New day, new brain-teaser: the latest puzzle wall is up in the New York Times’ Connections. If you’re trying to keep your streak alive and you just need to finish off that stubborn final group, you’ve come to the right spot—this guide has the nudges and solutions you’re looking for.

Below you’ll find everything in order, from broad, non-spoiler clue guidance to the full category answers. Whether you want a gentle push toward the right theme or you’re ready to lock in the results and protect your perfect run, this should help.

If you landed here by mistake and instead need the July 4 answers, you’ll want to switch to that day’s solution.

Category Hints

The puzzle provides the difficulty order, so the hints below follow that same progression—from the easiest category to the hardest: Yellow, then Green, then Blue, and finally Purple.

If you’re after today’s category hints, check below. These won’t reveal the category names outright, but they should point you in the right direction.

Today’s yellow category centers on common breakfast food building blocks.

Today’s green category focuses on the movement or transfer of money.

Today’s blue category is tied to American Express.

Today’s purple category relates to a late letter in the alphabet.

If you’re the type who also enjoys inventive, original puzzle-solving games, you may want to check out our indie picks.

Today’s Answers

Here’s how today’s Connections puzzle played out.

If you used the hints or help here, share how you did in the comments.

If you want the complete solutions, look below.

Today’s answers are listed here:

Yellow Category: Granola Ingredients

Green Category: Payment Methods

Blue Category: Amex Card Types

Centurion, Gold, Green, Platinum

Purple Category: What “W” Might Stand For

Tungsten, West, Win, With

And if you’re looking for more mobile word games, there are plenty that can help you pick up new vocabulary along the way.

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