🔥 Trending NYT Connections Puzzle: July 17, 2026 Answers and Hints

The NYT Connections puzzle for July 17, 2026 (Puzzle ID: 1212, or #1132) has been solved, revealing four distinct categories and their corresponding words ¹⁴⁵.

The four groups and their words are:

• GRAND FINALE (Yellow category) ¹⁴
• epilogue ⁴
• farewell ⁴
• last ⁴
• swan song ⁴

• SEEN IN AN ARCADE (Green category) ¹⁵
• crane game ²⁵
• satires ²⁵
• tickets ²⁵
• cardinal directions ²⁵
• classical elements ²⁵

• FOUR GROUPS OF FOUR (Blue category) ¹⁵
• This category is described as "Four Groups of Four" but the specific words making up this group are not explicitly listed in the provided sources beyond being part of the overall solution ¹⁵.

• ENDING IN PARTS OF A CAR (Purple category) ¹⁵
• This category refers to words that, when combined, end in parts of a car. The specific words that form this group are not explicitly listed in the provided sources beyond being part of the overall solution ¹⁵.