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Connections answers for 16 July 2026

Thursday, 16 July 2026 · Puzzle 1131

All four groups for puzzle 1131. This page shows the answers in full.

Yellow: skincare products

CLAY MASKEYE CREAMPEELTONER

Green: shades of black

CHARCOALINKJETPITCH

Blue: associated with precision

BULLSEYECLOCKWORKLASERNEEDLE

Purple: starting with tiny marks

DOT MATRIXPERIOD PIECEPOINT BREAKSPOT REMOVER

Try your groups on today's grid

This is today's grid as the game lays it out. Tap four words that belong together and press Check. We will tell you if it is a group, one word away, or not a group. You get four mistakes, the same as the game.

Mistakes left: ● ● ● ●

Stuck on one group?

Each group opens in three steps: a nudge, then its category, then the four words. Open only as many as you need.

Yellow

Not opened yet.

Green

Not opened yet.

Blue

Not opened yet.

Purple

Not opened yet.

The hints we wrote

  1. Yellow is the easiest group and purple the hardest. One yellow word is CLAY MASK.
  2. Yellow is about: skincare products.
  3. Green is about: shades of black.
  4. Blue is about: associated with precision.
  5. Purple is about: starting with tiny marks.

Neighbouring days

Questions, answered briefly

What were the Connections answers for 16 July 2026?

Yellow (skincare products): CLAY MASK, EYE CREAM, PEEL, TONER. Green (shades of black): CHARCOAL, INK, JET, PITCH. Blue (associated with precision): BULLSEYE, CLOCKWORK, LASER, NEEDLE. Purple (starting with tiny marks): DOT MATRIX, PERIOD PIECE, POINT BREAK, SPOT REMOVER.

Which group was hardest?

Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was starting with tiny marks.

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