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NYT Connections Puzzle #1145 — Answers & Solution

Thursday, July 30, 2026 · Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐ Medium

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🧩 NYT Connections Puzzle #1145 — Complete Answers

📋 All 16 Words — Puzzle #1145

BEER PONG
CARNIVAL
BINGO
POOL
MONEY
PRINCESS
CELEBRITY
NOSE
GOOD
DOT
MARK
RIGHT
JUGGLING
VIKING
FAIR
JUST

✅ Full Answers — Puzzle #1145

🟨 Yellow — Virtuous

FAIRGOODJUSTRIGHT

🟩 Green — Activities With Multiple Balls

BEER PONGBINGOJUGGLINGPOOL

🟦 Blue — Cruise Lines

CARNIVALCELEBRITYPRINCESSVIKING

🟪 Purple — On the ___, To Mean "Precise"

DOTMARKMONEYNOSE

🔍 Detailed Breakdown

🟨 Yellow (Easiest) — Virtuous

The easiest category in Puzzle #1145 is "Virtuous". The four words are:

🟩 Green (Medium) — Activities With Multiple Balls

The medium category in Puzzle #1145 is "Activities With Multiple Balls". The four words are:

🟦 Blue (Hard) — Cruise Lines

The hard category in Puzzle #1145 is "Cruise Lines". The four words are:

🟪 Purple (Hardest) — On the ___, To Mean "Precise"

The hardest category in Puzzle #1145 is "On the ___, To Mean "Precise"". The four words are:

🎯 Strategy Tips for Puzzle #1145

Lock in Virtuous (Yellow) first, as words like JUST, GOOD, and FAIR clearly align around moral uprightness. Next, group the travel companies for Cruise Lines (Blue). Once those are set, isolate games and circus skills for Activities With Multiple Balls (Green), leaving the phrase completion puzzle (On the ___, To Mean "Precise") to finish Purple.

⚠️ Red Herring Warning: Watch out for "CARNIVAL"! It's easy to want to group CARNIVAL with festive events, games, or party activities like BEER PONG and BINGO. However, CARNIVAL belongs strictly to the major cruise ship operators group alongside PRINCESS, CELEBRITY, and VIKING.

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