NYT Connections Hints for July 11, 2026 — Puzzle #1126

Sixteen words, four hidden categories. Hints reveal structure, then the grouping.

Hints and answers for NYT Connections #1126 on July 11, 2026: how many groups there are, a masked theme for each group, then the four categories one at a time, then all sixteen words and the full grouping.

Puzzle date: July 11, 2026 (2026-07-11) · #1126 · Source: the game's public daily data (https://www.nytimes.com/svc/connections/v2/2026-07-11.json). Hints are derived from that day's verified answer data — no invented clues, difficulty scores or word claims.

1. The shape of the puzzle

There are 4 categories of 4 words each (16 words total).

2. The four themes, masked

Each theme below keeps its word shapes and the first letter of every word:

C _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
U _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ W _ _ _ _
T _ _ S _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
D _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ T _ _ _ L _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ P _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. Reveal a theme, one at a time

Show theme 1

CIRCUS EQUIPMENT

Show theme 2

UNDISTURBED, AS WATER

Show theme 3

"TOY STORY" CHARACTERS

Show theme 4

DOUBLE LETTERS APPEARING IN THAT LETTER'S ALPHABETICAL POSITION

NYT Connections answer for July 11, 2026 — puzzle #1126

CIRCUS EQUIPMENT

STILTS, CANNON, UNICYCLE, TRAPEZE

UNDISTURBED, AS WATER

STILL, GLASSY, FLAT, CALM

"TOY STORY" CHARACTERS

SLINKY, WOODY, BO PEEP, JESSIE

DOUBLE LETTERS APPEARING IN THAT LETTER'S ALPHABETICAL POSITION

AARDVARK, BOCCE, EBBING, TWIDDLE

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