NYT Connections #1119 Answers: Hints and Solutions for July 4

Fresh puzzles mean fresh pressure, and today’s Connections wall is another set of categories for you to crack in the New York Times game. If you’re trying to protect your streak and just need the final category you’re stuck on, you’re in the right spot for targeted clues and the final answers.

Below you’ll get everything from gentle category nudges to the full solution list. Whether you want a quick shove toward the right grouping or you’re ready to finish the board without hesitation, this guide is built for that exact moment.

If you landed here by mistake and meant to find the July 3 answers instead, you’ll want to switch to that day’s solution set.

Category Hints

The hints come in the order the puzzle expects: starting with the easiest category and working up to the toughest. That sequence is Yellow, then Green, then Blue, and finally Purple.

If you want today’s category hints, use the “click below” moment—these are designed to steer you without giving away the exact category names outright.

Yellow category is about not moving on.

Green category is about poetry.

Blue category is about cocktails.

Purple category is about items that can come after a sugary adjective.

If you’re the type who enjoys creative puzzle hunts beyond daily word games, you might also want to browse some indie titles for variety.

Quick facts

• Categories are hinted from easiest to hardest: Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple.
• Yellow hint: not moving on.
• Green hint: poetry.
• Blue hint: cocktails.
• Purple hint: things that can be preceded by a sugary adjective.

Today’s Answers

Here’s how today’s puzzle played out.

If you used the clues here, it’s worth checking your own run—share how you did in the comments after you finish.

If you’re ready to stop guessing and want the complete solution, the answers are listed below.

Yellow Category: Persist

Continue, Last, Linger, Stay

Green Category: Kinds Of Poems

Ballad, Epic, Ode, Villanelle

Blue Category: Tropical Drinks

Hurricane, Painkiller, Scorpion, Zombie

Purple Category: Sweet _____

Dreams, Nothings, Pea, Spot

And if you’re looking beyond today’s board, mobile word games can be a solid way to pick up new vocabulary and keep your word knowledge expanding.