Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for July 28, #1143

《纽约时报》今日推出的Connections谜题（编号#1143）趣味十足，其中紫色组特别考验玩家的观察力和联想能力。这篇来自CNET AI的指南，为玩家提供了从易到难的四个分组线索和完整答案：黄色组“指挥”（captain, direct, head, lead），绿色组“苹果品种”（Empire, Fuji, Gala, Honeycrisp），蓝色组“C开头的鞋履品牌”（Camper, Clarks, Converse, Crocs），紫色组“以回文名字开头”（Annapolis, bobsled, Everest, ottoman）。对于每天喜欢玩这类字谜游戏的爱好者来说，这篇指南能帮你在卡关时快速找到思路，既保留了推理乐趣，又避免了长时间苦思的挫败感。无论你是Connections新手还是老手，这些提示都能让你更高效地完成今日挑战，享受脑力激荡的快乐。

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has some fun categories. The purple one really requires you to be extra-observant and make those mental connections. Read on for hints and today’s Connections answers. Hints for today’s Connections groups Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group. Yellow group hint: Boss them around. Green group hint: They keep the doctor away. Blue group hint: Footwear. Purple group hint: Same backwards and forwards. Answers for today’s Connections groups Yellow group: Command Green group: How do you like them apples? Blue group: Shoe brands starting with “C.” Purple group: Starting with palindromic names. What are today’s Connections answers? The completed NYT Connections puzzle for July 28, 2026. The yellow words in today’s Connections The theme is command. The four answers are captain, direct, head and lead. The green words in today’s Connections The theme is how do you like them apples? The four answers are Empire, Fuji, Gala and Honeycrisp. The blue words in today’s Connections The theme is shoe brands starting with “C.” The four answers are Camper, Clarks, Converse and Crocs. The purple words in today’s Connections The theme is starting with palindromic names. The four answers are Annapolis (Anna), bobsled (Bob), Everest (Eve) and ottoman (Otto). Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line. See full bio The Latest from Gael Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, July 28 Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 28, #673 Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for July 28, #1143