Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 20, #1135

Read on for today’s Connections answers.

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle features one of those purple categories where you need to hunt down a hidden word inside four of the clues. Read on for hints and today’s Connections answers.

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Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Hey, listen up!

Green group hint: Keyboard options.

Blue group hint: Think fancy jewelry.

Purple group hint: Cheers!

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Announce.

Green group: Things to click.

Blue group: Associated with pearls.

Purple group: Starting with alcoholic beverages.

What are today’s Connections answers?

The completed NYT Connections puzzle for July 20, 2026.

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is announce. The four answers are blare, herald, sound and trumpet.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is things to click. The four answers are button, icon, link and menu.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is associated with pearls. The four answers are bubble tea, oyster, swine and wisdom.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is starting with alcoholic beverages. The four answers are Alexa (ale), meadow (mead), portobello (port) and sakes (sake).

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