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Connections #1,126 hints and answers for Saturday, July 11, 2026

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

Connections #1,126 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: These four belong together for one clean reason. If two of them pair up in your head first, let the other two confirm it.

CIRCUS EQUIPMENT

CANNON · STILTS · TRAPEZE · UNICYCLE

Group 2 - Green

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

UNDISTURBED, AS WATER

CALM · FLAT · GLASSY · STILL

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.

"TOY STORY" CHARACTERS

BO PEEP · JESSIE · SLINKY · WOODY

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: These four belong together for one clean reason. If two of them pair up in your head first, let the other two confirm it.

DOUBLE LETTERS APPEARING IN THAT LETTER'S ALPHABETICAL POSITION

AARDVARK · BOCCE · EBBING · TWIDDLE

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "Fishy fare"