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Connections answers for 1 July 2026
Wednesday, 1 July 2026 · Puzzle 1116
All four groups for puzzle 1116. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: things named after places
CHAMPAGNECHINACOLOGNELIMERICK
Green: best picture winners/nominees
CASABLANCACHICAGOFARGOMUNICH
Blue: places in cocktail names
CUBALONG ISLANDMOSCOWSINGAPORE
Purple: starting with countries
DOMINICAN REPUBLICGUINEA-BISSAUINDIANAPOLISNIGERIA
Try your groups on this grid
This is the grid as the game lays it out. Tap four words that belong together and press Check. We will tell you if they are a group, one word away, or not a group. You get four mistakes, the same as the game.
Mistakes left: ● ● ● ●
Help with a single 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 CHAMPAGNE.
- Yellow is about: things named after places.
- Green is about: best picture winners/nominees.
- Blue is about: places in cocktail names.
- Purple is about: starting with countries.
Neighbouring days
- Day after: 2 July 2026No. 1117
Common questions
What were the Connections answers for 1 July 2026?
Yellow (things named after places): CHAMPAGNE, CHINA, COLOGNE, LIMERICK. Green (best picture winners/nominees): CASABLANCA, CHICAGO, FARGO, MUNICH. Blue (places in cocktail names): CUBA, LONG ISLAND, MOSCOW, SINGAPORE. Purple (starting with countries): DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, GUINEA-BISSAU, INDIANAPOLIS, NIGERIA.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was starting with countries.