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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — July 1, 2026

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

CASABLANCA
CHAMPAGNE
CHICAGO
CHINA
COLOGNE
CUBA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
FARGO
GUINEA-BISSAU
INDIANAPOLIS
LIMERICK
LONG ISLAND
MOSCOW
MUNICH
NIGERIA
SINGAPORE
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

THINGS NAMED AFTER PLACESStraightforward
BEST PICTURE WINNERS/NOMINEESModerate
PLACES IN COCKTAIL NAMESTricky
STARTING WITH COUNTRIESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

THINGS NAMED AFTER PLACESStraightforward
THESE PLACES LENT THEIR NAMES TO EVERYDAY THINGS YOU MIGHT DRINK, WEAR, OR RECITE+ 3 more…
BEST PICTURE WINNERS/NOMINEESModerate
THESE CITIES HAVE ALL APPEARED IN THE TITLE OF AN OSCAR BEST PICTURE WINNER OR NOMINEE+ 3 more…
PLACES IN COCKTAIL NAMESTricky
EACH OF THESE PLACES IS PART OF A CLASSIC COCKTAIL'S NAME+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH COUNTRIESDevious
EACH OF THESE PLACE NAMES SECRETLY BEGINS WITH THE NAME OF A COUNTRY+ 3 more…
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Full solution
THINGS NAMED AFTER PLACESStraightforward
CHAMPAGNE,CHINA,COLOGNE,LIMERICK

Champagne (sparkling wine from France), China (porcelain/dishes), Cologne (perfume from Köln, Germany), and Limerick (the five-line poem form) are all common nouns or concepts named after places

BEST PICTURE WINNERS/NOMINEESModerate
CASABLANCA,CHICAGO,FARGO,MUNICH

Casablanca (1943 winner), Chicago (2003 winner), Fargo (1996 nominee), and Munich (2006 nominee) are all films named after cities that were nominated or won Best Picture at the Academy Awards

PLACES IN COCKTAIL NAMESTricky
CUBA,LONG ISLAND,MOSCOW,SINGAPORE

Cuba (Cuba Libre), Long Island (Long Island Iced Tea), Moscow (Moscow Mule), and Singapore (Singapore Sling) are all geographic locations embedded in famous cocktail names

STARTING WITH COUNTRIESDevious
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,GUINEA-BISSAU,INDIANAPOLIS,NIGERIA

Dominican Republic starts with DOMINICA, Guinea-Bissau starts with GUINEA, Indianapolis starts with INDIA, and Nigeria starts with NIGER — each place name begins with a different country's name

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