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The NYT puzzle Connections is a daily play for me while getting in the proper headspace at the start of the work day, and I've mulled making a list like this for some time. Hopefully it will not move to the deprecated lists page which I will likely also someday make, to which the Wordle Past Solves page will. Here goes!

For the sake of efficiency, I'll put the answers in a dedicated Y-G-B-P color order.

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2026-08 August


Date: 2026-0817 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow HUDDLE MEET TEAMS ZOOM VIDEO CALL PLATFORMS
Green FORMULA FUNCTIONS MACRO SCRIPT SPREADSHEET FEATURES
Blue DOLLY JOHNNY PATSY WILLIE FIRST NAMES OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS
Purple BIRDIE CATTLE DOGIE FISHEYE STARTING WITH PETS
Notes: Flawless Y-B-G-P. Lucky guess on the platforms, 2 of which I've never heard of..
Date: 2026-0814 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow BUMBLEBEE CAUTION TAPE CHARLIE BROWN WOLVERINE BLACK-AND-YELLOW
Green BUBBLE ECHO CHAMBER HIVEMIND SILO PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYS
Blue BRISTOL BOARD DIP PEN INDIA INK STRAIGHTEDGE COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLS
Purple BASS ALE CITGO DELTA AIRLINES GOOGLE DRIVE TRIANGLE LOGOS
Notes: Got ZERO correct. Fell for the fake category of “starts with radio phonetics” charlie/delta/etc. Green's category is dumbly worded; nev heard of SILO for a group-think.
Date: 2026-0813 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow CARRY ON CONTINUE MAKE IT PERSIST PERSEVERE
Green CREEP EASE EDGE INCH MOVE SLOWLY (UP TO)
Blue CHECKED BAGS LOUNGE MILES UPGRADE AIRLINE STATUS PERKS
Purple COMFORT FEET SHOULDER TURKEY “COLD” THINGS, IN IDIOMS
Notes: Got Y-G, but spent the rest on airline-related guess mixtures.
Date: 2026-0812 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow FOSTER HARBOR MAINTAIN NURSE HOLD ONTO, AS A FEELING
Green BULL GREEN POISON DART TREE KINDS OF FROGS
Blue BENES BING LEMON SCOTT NBC SITCOM SURNAMES
Purple FINE PRINT GOODBYE GREAT WHITE OKAYAMA STARTING WITH AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSES
Notes: Only got yellow right away, and no others. I googled what BENES was, and guessed side-characters for TV shows, but kept trying to include BULL.
Date: 2026-0811 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow DONE SUNK THROUGH TOAST DOOMED
Green BET BRAVO HISORY USA BASIC CABLE CHANNELS
Blue GOING ONCE SOLD TWICE WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANT
Purple AYE HARE KNOWS TUNG HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURES
Notes: Flawless B-Y-G-P; using BET as a word seems unfair in this case
Date: 2026-0810 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow ANY OLD HOW AT RANDOM HELTER-SKELTER WILLY-NILLY HAPHAZARDLY
Green MAIL DELIVERY MOBILE TICKET PRINT-AT-HOME WILL CALL WAYS TO RECEIVE EVENT TICKETS
Blue BALANCE DUE BILL TO ORDER NUMBER UNIT PRICE SECTIONS ON AN INVOICE
Purple BILLY GOAT COLONEL SANDERS DOCTOR STRANGE THE DEVIL FAMOUS GOATEES
Notes: Flawless B-Y-P-G, with only the first two rows predictable. Purple I just chose loosely “characters”
Date: 2026-0809 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow CHANGE TACK COURSE-CORRECT RECALIBRATE SHIFT GEARS TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH
Green CAPS FOR SALE CORDUROY GOODNIGHT MOON MADELINE CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Blue BUDDY COP NEO-NOIR SPACE OPERA SPAGHETTI WESTERN MOVIE SUBGENRES
Purple BAD DREAM ESCAPE ROOM JURY DUTY LABYRINTH THINGS PEOPLE TRY TO GET OUT OF
Notes: Y-B-P-G, five-guesser. 3rd guess was vibe only, no actual clue of category for final 2.
Date: 2026-0807 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow FRAGRANCE JAR WAX WICK COMPONENTS OF A CANDLE
Green LIQUID NITROGEN REGRIGERATOR SNOW SUNDAE COLD THINGS
Blue BUTTONS CABLES MOTOR SHAFT PARTS OF AN ELEVATOR
Purple BUCKYBALL JACKPOT RAMBO TOMATILLO STARTING WITH MALE ANIMALS
Notes: Flawless G-Y-B-P, but Green's seemed very tenuous, and “jar” or “fragrance” only applies to some candles. Blue was not at all elevator in my mind.
Date: 2026-0806 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow ALPHABET BLOCKS CUP-AND-BALL JACOB'S LADDER LINCOLN LOGS CLASSIC WOODEN TOYS
Green BOWLING ALLEY FREEWAY SUPERMARKET SWIMMING POOL PLACES WITH LANES
Blue COLOSSEUM PANTHEON SPANISH STEPS TREVI FOUNTAIN ICONIC ROMAN LANDMARKS
Purple BARCLAYS CENTER FISHING BOAT HOCKEY RINK TENNIS COURT PLACES WITH NETS
Notes: Did not get a single one. Categories for purple & green are arbitrarily colored, it seems. I thought a Jacob's ladder was electrical?
Date: 2026-0805 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow DRIVE MANEUVER PILOT STEER NAVIGATE
Green DIESEL GAP LUCKY WRANGLER JEANS BRANDS
Blue CAPE COD MISSION RANCH TUDOR HOUSE STYLES
Purple BROTH CATTLE INVESTMENT MERCHANDISE WHAT “STOCK” MIGHT REFER TO
Notes: Only got yellow; the rest used up guessing what kind of brand was intended, but doubt I'd've gotten the others anyway
Date: 2026-0804 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow CIGARETTE FOAM ROLLER POOL NOODLE PRETZEL ROD LONG CYNDRICAL THINGS
Green BODEGA PIGEON SUBWAY STATION TAXI CAB ICONIC NYC SIGHTS
Blue PIANO SEWING MACHINE SWAN BOAT UNICYCLE THINGS WITH PEDALS
Purple ANGLE BRACKET CHEVRON GOOSE FORMATION PEACE SIGN V-SHAPED THINGS
Notes: Flawless, Purple first. P-Y-G-B. Realized V-shaped on seeing Goose Formation, but imagined “peace sign” was the round symbol, not the gesture.
Date: 2026-0803 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow ALLEY BACKSTREET BYWAY LANE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Green FOREST HUNTER MINT SAGE SHADES OF GREEN
Blue FLY BY MYRRH NYSNC RHYTHM “Y” IS THE ONLY VOWEL
Purple BUG FIX NAG CHAMPA NEEDLESS TEA SET STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR “PESTER”
Notes: took 6 guesses; got B&Y right away, kept putting NAG CHAMPA with the greens thinking category was plants
Date: 2026-0801 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow COMFORTER SHAM SHEET THROW BEDDING
Green BALE JORDAN PHOENIX WALTZ OSCAR WINNING ACTORS SINCE 2010
Blue BORE COUNTERSINK DRILL REAM PERFORM SOME HOLE MACHINING OPERATIONS
Purple BOULEVARD BUNDLE LOAFER ROLLS-ROYCE STARTING WITH BREAD SHAPES
Notes: Got blue and yellow, but no others; I noticed the ROLLS- & LOAFER but couldn't get anything else.

2026-07 July


Date: 2026-0731 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow FASHION MODEL MOLD SHAPE CONSTRUCT
Green DINOSAUR MUSHROOM PLUMBER PRINCESS SUPER MARIO FIGURES
Blue DAPPLE JDATE SLIME SPEAR FRUITS PLUS A STARTING LETTER
Purple CHEERIOS FUNGUS GLEEK JOYSTICK STARTING WITH MERRIMENTS
Notes: Y-P-B-G errorless. However, purple & blue are color-swappable, and yellow is poorly titled.
Date: 2026-0730 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow FAIR GOOD JUST RIGHT VIRTUOUS
Green BEER PONG BINGO JUGGLING POOL ACTIVITIES WITH MULTIPLE BALLS
Blue CARNIVAL CELEBRITY PRINCESS VIKING CRUISE LINES
Purple DOT MARK MONEY NOSE ON THE (blank), TO MEAN “PRECISE”
Notes: Errorless solve, Y-G-B-P. Recognized blue upon seeing “VIKING,” and thought green might be “money-winnable minor sports”
Date: 2026-0707 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow NAIL RIVET SCREW STAPLE FASTENERS
Green BASIC MID PLAIN VANILLA NONDESCRIPT
Blue GEM NUGGET GEM WORD UNITS OF WISDOM
Purple BLACK CHALK CORK WHITE (blank)BOARDS IN A CLASSROOM
Notes: Kept trying to make “chalkboard features” as our school chalkboards had cork along the top. “NONDESCRIPT” is absolutely invalid to describe those.
Date: 2026-0728 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow CAPTAIN DIRECT HEAD LEAD COMMAND
Green EMPIRE FUJI GALA HONEYCRISP HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES
Blue CAMPER CLARKS CONVERSE CROCS SHOE BRANDS STARTING WITH C
Purple ANNAPOLIS BOBSLED EVEREST OTTOMAN STARTING WITH PALINDROMIC NAMES
Notes: Got purple first then yellow, but no others. Only knew Converse and Crocs to be shoes, and I can't eat apples ._.
Date: 2026-0727 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow BEAM HORSE RINGS VAULT GYMNASTICS APPARATUS
Green CARROT ICICLE KNITTING NEEDLE STALACTITE LONG TAPERED THINGS
Blue DOPPLER GRAVEYARD PARADIGM STICK KINDS OF SHIFTS
Purple BELL CART HEART MAGNIFYING GLASS ICONS ON A SHOPPING SITE
Notes: BELL does not belong on purple. Sneaky default top-row placement of cart-horse-carrot-stick
Date: 2026-0726 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow CRAWLING ROLLING OVER FIRST WORDS SOLID FOOD BABY MILESTONES
Green BLACKBERRY DISCMAN DVD PLAYER PLASMA TV OUTMODED CONSUMER TECH
Blue APRIL SHOWERS LIQUID SUNSHINE SCOTCH MIST WET WEATHER EXPRESSIONS FOR RAIN
Purple CARAPACE GAS STATION PASTRY CRUST ROWING BOAT WHAT “SHELL” MIGHT REFER TO
Notes: No clue what a CARAPACE is, and I didn't know PLASMA TVs were outmoded..
Date: 2026-0724 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow BABBLE DRONE RAMBLE YAK TALK AT LENGTH
Green HOME RUN SINGLE STRIKEOUT WALK OUTCOMES FOR A BATTER
Blue JOG PROMPT REFRESH SPARK BRING TO MIND, AS A MEMORY
Purple CANTER FRYER LLAMA NONE HOMOPHONES OF RELIGIOUS ROLES
Notes: STRIKEOUT seems like it needs to be 2 words. I got these in G-Y-B-P with no errors
Date: 2026-0723 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow BASEBALL GLOBE MARBLE ORANGE SPHERICAL THINGS
Green EXCITED FEBRILE FRENETIC INTENSE IN AN ANXIOUS STATE
Blue APRON HANGAR RUNWAY TERMINAL PARTS OF AN AIRPORT
Purple APPOINT DEPLANE FELINE JANGLE ENDING IN GEOMETRY TERMS
Notes: I knew JANGLE would be partial-word related. Mistakenly tried grouping DEPLANE with the airport terms
Date: 2026-0722 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow HIVES ITCHING RASH REDNESS SYMPTOMS OF AN ALLERGIC REACTION
Green HOLE PAR SCORE STROKES ON A GOLF SCORECARD
Blue PINS SNAPS TWEETS VINES PLATFORM-SPECIFIC POSTS
Purple HOOVES MANE TAIL WHITE STRIPES FEATURES OF A ZEBRA
Notes: My first impression on “white stripes” was zebra, but then remembered it was a band, but could only find 3 bands
Date: 2026-0721 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow CROP HALTER TANK TUBE KINDS OF TOPS
Green APP DRIVER EXTENSION PLUGIN SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS
Blue BOOK LYRICS MUSIC ORCHESTRATION ELEMENTS OF A MUSICAL
Purple GRAM KINESIS PROMPTER VISION TELE(blank)
Notes: Got purple first. Yellow could have been purple by just changing the category to TUBE(blank)
Date: 2026-0720 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow BLARE HERALD SOUND TRUMPET ANNOUNCE
Green BUTTON ICON LINK MENU THINGS TO CLICK
Blue BUBBLE TEA OYSTER SWINE WISDOM ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLS
Purple ALEXA MEADOW PORTOBELLO SAKES STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Notes: Did not complete (got Y/G only); I knew PORTOBELLO had to be something partial-word related, but couldn't guess the link
Date: 2026-0717 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow EPILOGUE FAREWELL LAST DANCE SWAN SONG GRAND FINALE
Green CRANE GAME PINBALL TICKETS TOKENS SEEN IN AN ARCADE
Blue CARDINAL DIRECTIONS CLASSICAL ELEMENTS SEASONS SUITS FOUR GROUPS OF FOUR
Purple PLOT SPOILER ROBIN HOOD SATIRES TREE TRUNK ENDING IN PARTS OF A CAR
Notes: Super hard eyeroll on purple reveal. Fake category of bird-starters
Date: 2026-0716 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow CLAY MASK EYE CREAM PEEL TONER SKINCARE PRODUCTS
Green CHARCOAL INK JET PITCH SHADES OF BLACK
Blue BULLSEYE CLOCKWORK LASER NEEDLE ASSOCIATED WITH PRECISION
Purple DOT MATRIX PERIOD PIECE POINT BREAK SPOT REMOVER STARTING WITH TINY MARKS
Notes: I got purple first, but could barely make sense of the rest! Did complete, though.
Date: 2026-0715 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow BAR BENCH COURT TRIBUNAL TERMS FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEM
Green BASEBALL GLOVE CORSET FOOTBALL SHOE THINGS WITH LACES
Blue EXTREME MOTOR RACKET WATER KINDS OF SPORTS
Purple BREATHING ELBOW HEAD WIGGLE WORDS BEFORE “ROOM” TO INDICATE EXTRA SPACE
Date: 2026-0714 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow AGREEMENT BARGAIN DEAL UNDERSTANDING CONTRACT
Green COPY CUT DELETE PASTE EDIT MENU OPTIONS
Blue EASTER GROCERY LAUNDRY PICNIC KINDS OF BASKETS
Purple RECYCLING SHUFFLE THIS SIDE UP U-TURN SYMBOLIZED WITH ARROWS
Date: 2026-0713 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow EXAMINE GRILL PUMP QUESTION INTERROGATE
Green BUCKET DRAWER MUG UMBRELLA THINGS WITH HANDLES
Blue FIGARO PUSS SALEM TOM FICTIONAL CATS
Purple BUSSIN KISSER PECKISH SMACKDOWN STARTING WITH SMOOCHES
Date: 2026-0711 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow CANNON STILTS TRAPEZE UNICYCLE CIRCUS EQUIPMENT
Green CALM FLAT GLASSY STILL UNDISTURBED, AS WATER
Blue BO PEEP SLINKY JESSE WOODY “TOY STORY” CHARACTERS
Purple AARDVARK EBBING BOCCE TWIDDLE DOUBLE LETTERS APPEARING IN THAT LETTER'S ALPHABETICAL POSITION
Date: 2026-0710 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow AIRPLANE MODE DO NOT DISTURB HOTSPOT LOCATION SERVICES SMARTPHONE SETTINGS
Green DECADENT FRESH-BAKED MOLTEN A LA MODE DESSERT MENU DECRIPTORS
Blue DEPECHE MODE ERASURE NEW ORDER PET SHOP BOYS '80s SYNTH-POP BANDS
Purple BALL GOWN OUTKAST SAFE MODE STRIKE A POST STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLS
FAKE AIRPLANE MODE A LA MODE DEPECHE MODE SAFE MODE VARIOUS MODES
Date: 2026-0709 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow NA SPIRIT-FREE VIRGIN ZERO-PROOF NON-ALCOHOLIC DESIGNATORS
Green BILLBOARD PITCHFORK ROLLING STONE SPIN MUSIC PUBLICATIONS
Blue PERSIAN PRAYER SHAG THROW KINDS OF RUGS
Purple FIREBIRD G6 GRAND PRIX TRANS AM PONTIAC MODELS
Date: 2026-0708 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow GRATE PLANE SHAVE SLIVER CUT INTO THIN PIECES
Green DRIFT PLOT THEME THREAD MOTIF
Blue PICK PLUCK STRUM TAP GUITAR-PLAYING TECHNIQUES
Purple CARDS LORDS WAX WORSHIP HOUSE OF (blank)
Date: 2026-0707 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow CONSERVATORY HALL KITCHEN STUDY ROOMS IN CLUE
Green ALL-AMERICAN JOCK LETTERMAN TEAM CAPTAIN STUDENT-ATHLETE DESIGNATIONS
Blue FRENCH LEMON OLIVER PLOT (blank) TWIST
Purple BERNIE COLBERT DISCOUNT SAN ANSELMO ENDING IN “SESAME STREET” CHARACTERS
Date: 2026-0706 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow BOMBSHELL REVELATION SHOCKER THUNDERBOLT STUNNING NEWS
Green ATOM DNA SOLAR SYSTEM VOLCANO SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTS
Blue EARTHQUAKE PILLS IRON BIRD SEED ROCKET SKATES TNT ACME PRODUCTS USED BY WILE E. COYOTE
Purple BUMBLEBEE GRIND RAIL MATCHA TINDERBOX STARTING WITH DATING APPS
Date: 2026-0703 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow BLISS FELICITY HAPPINESS WARM FUZZIES POSITIVE FEELINGS
Green COOL BEANS FAR OUT GROOVY RIGHT ON RETRO EXPRESSIONS OF APPROVAL
Blue COLD SHOULDER DIRTY LOOK HARD TIME RUNAROUND BAD THINGS TO GIVE SOMEONE
Purple GOLF ACCESSORY GOSSIP HOT DRINK SHIRT WHAT THINGS PRONOUNCED “T” MIGHT REFER TO
Date: 2026-0702 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow COPYCAT MIME MOCKINGBIRD T-1000 THEY IMPERSONATE OTHER THINGS
Green LOOKING GLASS SPECTACLES TALKIE WATER CLOSET OLD-TIMEY NAMES FOR THINGS WE STILL USE
Blue BILLY GOAT DAN DAN NOODLES RICH TEXT TOM-TOM STARTING WITH NICKNAMES
Purple COURT JESTER DIAMOND RING FIELD MOUSE TRACK RECORD STARTING WITH SPORT VENUES

2026-06 June


Date: 2026-0630 Words Words Words Words Category Name
Yellow FENCE GATE HEDGE WALL DIVIDING STRUCTURES
Green CURL LUGE SKATE SKI PARTICIPATE IN SOME WINTER OLYMPICS
Blue BOTTLE BOX CAN NEWSPAPER COMMON RECYCLEABLES
Purple BREEZE ON TAP RECRUIT SKETCH WHAT “DRAFT” MIGHT REFER TO
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