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Connections answers for 29 July 2026
Wednesday, 29 July 2026 · Puzzle 1144
All four groups for puzzle 1144. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: fasteners
NAILRIVETSCREWSTAPLE
Green: nondescript
BASICMIDPLAINVANILLA
Blue: units of wisdom
GEMNUGGETPEARLWORD
Purple: ___boards in a classroom
BLACKCHALKCORKWHITE
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 NAIL.
- Yellow is about: fasteners.
- Green is about: nondescript.
- Blue is about: units of wisdom.
- Purple is about: ___boards in a classroom.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 28 July 2026No. 1143
- Day after: 30 July 2026No. 1145
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 29 July 2026?
Yellow (fasteners): NAIL, RIVET, SCREW, STAPLE. Green (nondescript): BASIC, MID, PLAIN, VANILLA. Blue (units of wisdom): GEM, NUGGET, PEARL, WORD. Purple (___boards in a classroom): BLACK, CHALK, CORK, WHITE.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was ___boards in a classroom.