NYT Connections — July 28, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board mixes words for leading a group, apple varieties, shoe brands, and words hiding palindromic first names.
Hint 2 of 5
The easiest set is a row of words that all mean to be in charge or steer something.
Hint 3 of 5
Another set names different types of apples you'd find at a grocery store or orchard.
Hint 4 of 5
A third set is footwear brands that all happen to start with the letter C.
Hint 5 of 5
The trickiest set hides short palindromic names like Anna, Bob, Eve, and Otto inside longer words.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Ways To Lead Or Be In Charge
CAPTAIN · DIRECT · HEAD · LEAD
Apple Varieties
EMPIRE · FUJI · GALA · HONEYCRISP
Shoe Brands Starting With C
CAMPER · CLARKS · CONVERSE · CROCS
Hide Palindromic Names (Anna, Bob, Eve, Otto)
ANNAPOLIS · BOBSLED · EVEREST · OTTOMAN
This puzzle by the numbers
- Hide Palindromic Names (Anna, Bob, Eve, Otto)
- HONEYCRISP
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