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NYT Connections Puzzle #1135 — Answers & Solution
Monday, July 20, 2026 · Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐ Medium
🧩 NYT Connections Puzzle #1135 — Complete Answers
- 🟨 Yellow – ANNOUNCE: BLARE, HERALD, SOUND, TRUMPET
- 🟩 Green – THINGS TO CLICK: BUTTON, ICON, LINK, MENU
- 🟦 Blue – ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLS: BUBBLE TEA, OYSTER, SWINE, WISDOM
- 🟪 Purple – STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: ALEXA, MEADOW, PORTOBELLO, SAKES
📋 All 16 Words — Puzzle #1135
✅ Full Answers — Puzzle #1135
🟨 Yellow — ANNOUNCE
🟩 Green — THINGS TO CLICK
🟦 Blue — ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLS
🟪 Purple — STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
🔍 Detailed Breakdown
🟨 Yellow (Easiest) — ANNOUNCE
The easiest category in Puzzle #1135 is "ANNOUNCE". The four words are:
- BLARE
- HERALD
- SOUND
- TRUMPET
🟩 Green (Medium) — THINGS TO CLICK
The medium category in Puzzle #1135 is "THINGS TO CLICK". The four words are:
- BUTTON
- ICON
- LINK
- MENU
🟦 Blue (Hard) — ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLS
The hard category in Puzzle #1135 is "ASSOCIATED WITH PEARLS". The four words are:
- BUBBLE TEA
- OYSTER
- SWINE
- WISDOM
🟪 Purple (Hardest) — STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
The hardest category in Puzzle #1135 is "STARTING WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES". The four words are:
- ALEXA
- MEADOW
- PORTOBELLO
- SAKES
🎯 Strategy Tips for Puzzle #1135
Start with the Purple wordplay group first — once you decode ALE-xa, MEAD-ow, PORT-obello, and SAKE-s, four unpredictable words leave the board and the remaining categories fall into place. Solve ANNOUNCE (Yellow) last since its synonyms are the most stable.
⚠️ Red Herring Warning: BUBBLE TEA is the biggest trap: the "pearls" (tapioca) pull it toward the Blue idiom group, but newer solvers may try to link it with MENU (drinks menu) in Green. SOUND can read as "sound advice," tempting a Blue placement, but it belongs with ANNOUNCE. PORTOBELLO looks like a mushroom/food item and can lure guesses toward a food theme instead of the PORT wine wordplay.
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