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Connections answers for 28 July 2026
Tuesday, 28 July 2026 · Puzzle 1143
All four groups for puzzle 1143. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: command
CAPTAINDIRECTHEADLEAD
Green: how do you like them apples
EMPIREFUJIGALAHONEYCRISP
Blue: shoe brands starting with "c"
CAMPERCLARKSCONVERSECROCS
Purple: starting with palindromic names
ANNAPOLISBOBSLEDEVERESTOTTOMAN
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
- Yellow is the easiest group and purple the hardest. One yellow word is CAPTAIN.
- Yellow is about: command.
- Green is about: how do you like them apples.
- Blue is about: shoe brands starting with "c".
- Purple is about: starting with palindromic names.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 27 July 2026No. 1142
- Day after: 29 July 2026No. 1144
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 28 July 2026?
Yellow (command): CAPTAIN, DIRECT, HEAD, LEAD. Green (how do you like them apples): EMPIRE, FUJI, GALA, HONEYCRISP. Blue (shoe brands starting with "c"): CAMPER, CLARKS, CONVERSE, CROCS. Purple (starting with palindromic names): ANNAPOLIS, BOBSLED, EVEREST, OTTOMAN.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was starting with palindromic names.