Connections archive · Puzzle #1139
NYT Connections Hints & Answers — July 24, 2026 (#1139)
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: Ways to go on and on in conversation — chatty, not concise.
- Green: What can happen when you're up at the plate.
- Blue: Verbs for stirring something back into awareness.
- Purple: Each sounds like a clergy title if you say it out loud.
2. One word from each group a foothold
- Yellow: BABBLE
- Green: HOME RUN
- Blue: JOG
- Purple: CANTER
3. The four category names no words yet
- Yellow: TALK AT LENGTH
- Green: OUTCOMES FOR A BATTER
- Blue: BRING TO MIND, AS A MEMORY
- Purple: HOMOPHONES OF RELIGIOUS ROLES
4. Reveal groups one by one
Yellow group
TALK AT LENGTH
- BABBLE
- DRONE
- RAMBLE
- YAK
Green group
OUTCOMES FOR A BATTER
- HOME RUN
- SINGLE
- STRIKEOUT
- WALK
Blue group
BRING TO MIND, AS A MEMORY
- JOG
- PROMPT
- REFRESH
- SPARK
Purple group
HOMOPHONES OF RELIGIOUS ROLES
- CANTER
- FRYER
- LLAMA
- NONE
5. Reveal everything full spoilers
Yellow — TALK AT LENGTH
- BABBLE
- DRONE
- RAMBLE
- YAK
Green — OUTCOMES FOR A BATTER
- HOME RUN
- SINGLE
- STRIKEOUT
- WALK
Blue — BRING TO MIND, AS A MEMORY
- JOG
- PROMPT
- REFRESH
- SPARK
Purple — HOMOPHONES OF RELIGIOUS ROLES
- CANTER
- FRYER
- LLAMA
- NONE
NYT Connections #1139 — quick answers
What are today's Connections categories?
TALK AT LENGTH; OUTCOMES FOR A BATTER; BRING TO MIND, AS A MEMORY; HOMOPHONES OF RELIGIOUS ROLES.
What are all the answers?
- TALK AT LENGTH: BABBLE, DRONE, RAMBLE, YAK
- OUTCOMES FOR A BATTER: HOME RUN, SINGLE, STRIKEOUT, WALK
- BRING TO MIND, AS A MEMORY: JOG, PROMPT, REFRESH, SPARK
- HOMOPHONES OF RELIGIOUS ROLES: CANTER, FRYER, LLAMA, NONE
Also for: Connections hints 7/24/26, 7-24-26, 7 24 26, 7/24/2026, and puzzle #1139.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
Yellow and green are straightforward once you separate chatter from baseball. Blue is memory verbs; purple is pure sound-alike wordplay (cantor, friar, lama, nun).