Today's puzzle · Puzzle #1147
NYT Connections Hints & Answers — August 1, 2026 (#1147)
Group hints and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle on . Get a spoiler-free nudge for each group, or reveal the full solution — your call.
Difficulty: Hard
Spoiler control
Choose how much to reveal
Reveal one step at a time — nudges first, full answers only if you ask.
1. Group nudges spoiler-free
- Yellow: Things you’d find on or around a made bed.
- Green: Last names of men who took home Best Actor in the last decade-plus.
- Blue: Verbs from the machine shop for making or finishing holes.
- Purple: Knock off the opening bread word — bun, boule, loaf, or roll — and a different word remains.
2. One word from each group a foothold
- Yellow: COMFORTER
- Green: BALE
- Blue: BORE
- Purple: BOULEVARD
3. The four category names no words yet
- Yellow: BEDDING
- Green: OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS SINCE 2010
- Blue: PERFORM SOME HOLE MACHINING OPERATIONS
- Purple: STARTING WITH BREAD SHAPES
4. Reveal groups one by one
Yellow group
BEDDING
- COMFORTER
- SHAM
- SHEET
- THROW
Green group
OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS SINCE 2010
- BALE
- JORDAN
- PHOENIX
- WALTZ
Blue group
PERFORM SOME HOLE MACHINING OPERATIONS
- BORE
- COUNTERSINK
- DRILL
- REAM
Purple group
STARTING WITH BREAD SHAPES
- BOULEVARD
- BUNDLE
- LOAFER
- ROLLS-ROYCE
5. Reveal everything full spoilers
Yellow — BEDDING
- COMFORTER
- SHAM
- SHEET
- THROW
Green — OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS SINCE 2010
- BALE
- JORDAN
- PHOENIX
- WALTZ
Blue — PERFORM SOME HOLE MACHINING OPERATIONS
- BORE
- COUNTERSINK
- DRILL
- REAM
Purple — STARTING WITH BREAD SHAPES
- BOULEVARD
- BUNDLE
- LOAFER
- ROLLS-ROYCE
NYT Connections #1147 — quick answers
What are today's Connections categories?
BEDDING; OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS SINCE 2010; PERFORM SOME HOLE MACHINING OPERATIONS; STARTING WITH BREAD SHAPES.
What are all the answers?
- BEDDING: COMFORTER, SHAM, SHEET, THROW
- OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS SINCE 2010: BALE, JORDAN, PHOENIX, WALTZ
- PERFORM SOME HOLE MACHINING OPERATIONS: BORE, COUNTERSINK, DRILL, REAM
- STARTING WITH BREAD SHAPES: BOULEVARD, BUNDLE, LOAFER, ROLLS-ROYCE
Also for: Connections hints 8/1/26, 8-1-26, 8 1 26, 8/1/2026, and puzzle #1147.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
Yellow is bedroom linens; green is recent Best Actor last names. Blue is shop-class hole-making verbs, and purple hides a bread word at the start of each answer.