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Connections #1,121 hints and answers for Monday, July 6, 2026

Edited by Wyna Liu · Groups listed easiest to hardest: yellow, green, blue, purple

Connections #1,121 puts four groups of four on the board, running from the yellow group through to purple. For each group below: read the hint first, then show the category name when you want it, then the four words.

Group 1 - Yellow

Hint: Four words, one thread. Say each of the four out loud - the link is usually plainer than it looks.

STUNNING NEWS

BOMBSHELL · REVELATION · SHOCKER · THUNDERBOLT

Group 2 - Green

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTS

ATOM · DNA · SOLAR SYSTEM · VOLCANO

Group 3 - Blue

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

ACME PRODUCTS USED BY WILE E. COYOTE

EARTHQUAKE PILLS · IRON BIRD SEED · ROCKET SKATES · TNT

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

STARTING WITH DATING APPS

BUMBLEBEE · GRIND RAIL · MATCHA · TINDERBOX

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "The growing season"