Play Connections #1139
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Connections #1139 hints
Yellow is usually the easiest group and purple the trickiest. Start with one colour and see if the rest falls into place.
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Yellow group hintGentle hint
Think of someone who just won't wrap up a conversation.
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Green group hintGentle hint
These are the ways a turn at the plate can end in baseball.
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Blue group hintHelpful hint
These are ways to nudge a forgotten detail back into your head.
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Purple group hintHelpful hint
Say these aloud and you'll hear people who serve in houses of worship or monasteries.
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Where's the trap?Strong hint
YAK and LLAMA both look like animals, and WALK and JOG both suggest moving on foot, but each pair is split across different groups.
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The four group namesStrong hint
- TALK AT LENGTH
- OUTCOMES FOR A BATTER
- BRING TO MIND, AS A MEMORY
- HOMOPHONES OF RELIGIOUS ROLES
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Difficulty: Medium. The first three groups are familiar, but the last one depends on hearing sound-alikes, and several words could plausibly fit more than one category.
Connections #1139 answers
Spoiler zone. Below are all four groups for July 24, 2026, with why each word fits.
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Each colour opens in three steps: one word from the group, then the group name, then all four words. Stop as soon as you can finish it yourself.
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BABBLE is in the yellow group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
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The group is TALK AT LENGTH.
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BABBLE, DRONE, RAMBLE, YAK
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HOME RUN is in the green group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
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The group is OUTCOMES FOR A BATTER.
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HOME RUN, SINGLE, STRIKEOUT, WALK
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JOG is in the blue group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
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The group is BRING TO MIND, AS A MEMORY.
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JOG, PROMPT, REFRESH, SPARK
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CANTER is in the purple group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
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The group is HOMOPHONES OF RELIGIOUS ROLES.
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CANTER, FRYER, LLAMA, NONE
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- BABBLE: To chatter on endlessly, often without much point.
- DRONE: To speak in a dull monotone for a long time.
- RAMBLE: To wander from topic to topic while talking.
- YAK: To chat at length, usually about trivial things.
- HOME RUN: The batter hits it out of the park and circles the bases.
- SINGLE: A hit that gets the batter safely to first base.
- STRIKEOUT: Three strikes and the batter is out.
- WALK: Four balls send the batter to first base.
- JOG: You jog someone's memory to help them recall.
- PROMPT: To give a cue that helps someone remember.
- REFRESH: To renew a fading memory.
- SPARK: To trigger a memory suddenly.
Purple group explained
- CANTER: Sounds like cantor, who leads songs in a synagogue.
- FRYER: Sounds like friar, a member of a religious order.
- LLAMA: Sounds like lama, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher.
- NONE: Sounds like nun, a woman in a religious community.
What does CANTER mean?
A horse's gait that is smoother and faster than a trot but slower than a gallop. In this puzzle it sounds like 'cantor', a singer who leads prayers in a synagogue.
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About Connections
Connections is a daily New York Times puzzle where you sort 16 words into four groups of four. Groups are colour-coded from yellow, the most direct, to purple, which usually relies on wordplay. You can make four mistakes. Looking back at past puzzles is one of the best ways to learn the kinds of tricks the editors like to use.
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Connections #1139 questions
What were the Connections answers on July 24, 2026?
TALK AT LENGTH: BABBLE, DRONE, RAMBLE, YAK. OUTCOMES FOR A BATTER: HOME RUN, SINGLE, STRIKEOUT, WALK. BRING TO MIND, AS A MEMORY: JOG, PROMPT, REFRESH, SPARK. HOMOPHONES OF RELIGIOUS ROLES: CANTER, FRYER, LLAMA, NONE.
What was the purple group in Connections #1139?
HOMOPHONES OF RELIGIOUS ROLES: CANTER, FRYER, LLAMA, NONE.
What made Connections #1139 tricky?
YAK and LLAMA both look like animals, and WALK and JOG both suggest moving on foot, but each pair is split across different groups.