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Connections answers for 9 July 2026
Thursday, 9 July 2026 · Puzzle 1124
All four groups for puzzle 1124. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: non-alcoholic designators
NASPIRIT-FREEVIRGINZERO-PROOF
Green: music publications
BILLBOARDPITCHFORKROLLING STONESPIN
Blue: kinds of rugs
PERSIANPRAYERSHAGTHROW
Purple: pontiac models
FIREBIRDG6GRAND PRIXTRANS AM
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 NA.
- Yellow is about: non-alcoholic designators.
- Green is about: music publications.
- Blue is about: kinds of rugs.
- Purple is about: pontiac models.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 8 July 2026No. 1123
- Day after: 10 July 2026No. 1125
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 9 July 2026?
Yellow (non-alcoholic designators): NA, SPIRIT-FREE, VIRGIN, ZERO-PROOF. Green (music publications): BILLBOARD, PITCHFORK, ROLLING STONE, SPIN. Blue (kinds of rugs): PERSIAN, PRAYER, SHAG, THROW. Purple (pontiac models): FIREBIRD, G6, GRAND PRIX, TRANS AM.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was pontiac models.