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June 28, 2026

Connections June 28, 2026 Answers

Find the solutions for NYT Connections Puzzle ID 1200 (June 28, 2026): four categories with their member words.

HIGH-QUALITY SIGNALS TO COMMENCE ACCESSORIES FOR A GUITARIST THEY HAVE BOARDS

POST meaning an upright stake or column in the ground

June 6, 2026

Connections June 6, 2026 Answers

Solve NYT Connections puzzle #1169 (June 6, 2026) with the four official groups: PILLAR; INDICATE, AS EMOTIONS; KINDS OF LIZARDS; and ___ TABLE.

PILLAR INDICATE, AS EMOTIONS KINDS OF LIZARDS ___ TABLE

QUATRAIN: a word ending with a transportation method (train)

June 5, 2026

Connections June 5, 2026 Answers

Find the answers and category groupings for the NYT Connections puzzle dated June 5, 2026 (Puzzle ID: 1172).

ASSOCIATED WITH HANSEL AND GRETEL: BREADCRUMB, FOREST, OVEN, WITCH BIT OF CEREAL: CLUSTER, FLAKE, LOOP, PUFF DEMI MOORE MOVIES: DISCLOSURE, GHOST, STRIPTEASE, THE SUBSTANCE ENDING IN METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION: INCUBUS, OSCAR, QUATRAIN, SITUATIONSHIP

WRITER — “ghost writer” (a writer whose work is credited to someone else)

June 4, 2026

Connections June 4, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups for puzzle 1162 (June 4, 2026): Painting media, a set of attitude-related words, classic hip-hop group starters, and ghost-themed fill-ins.

PAINTING MEDIA ESPRIT STARTS OF CLASSIC HIP-HOP GROUPS GHOST ___

Colorful — meaning colorful gummy bears in the picture

June 3, 2026

Connections June 3, 2026 Answers

All four categories and their words for the NYT Connections puzzle from June 3, 2026 (Puzzle ID: 1170).

KINDS OF RICE: BROWN, JASMINE, STICKY, SUSHI GUMMY BEAR DESCRIPTORS: COLORFUL, GUMMY, SUGARY, URSINE SAVORY STUFFED PASTRIES: EMPANADA, FATAYER, PASTY, SAMOSA DISNEY PRINCESSES MINUS LAST LETTER: ARIE, BELL, MOAN, RAY

June 2, 2026

Connections June 2, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups for puzzle 1173 (June 2, 2026), including Clandestine terms, British potato dishes, heraldic achievements, and phrases ending with modal auxiliary verbs.

CLANDESTINE BRITISH POTATO DISHES HERALDIC ACHIEVEMENTS ENDING IN MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS

WALL — an upright structure forming the sides of a room

June 1, 2026

Connections June 1, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groupings for puzzle #1167 (June 1, 2026), including room features, old-timey lounging accessories, Tennessee Williams title subjects, and the “___ RING” word set.

ROOM FEATURES OLD-TIMEY LOUNGING ACCESSORIES SUBJECTS IN TENNESSEE WILLIAMS TITLES ___ RING

BUTTER shown as a yellow dairy spread (meaning: a dairy spread often colored yellow)

May 31, 2026

Connections May 31, 2026 Answers

NYT Connections puzzle #1156 solution set for May 31, 2026, including all four category groups and their member words.

THINGS THAT ARE YELLOW BILLIARDS TERMS SLANG FOR A SAILOR KINDS OF WOOD PLUS "S"

May 30, 2026

Connections May 30, 2026 Answers

NYT Connections for May 30, 2026 (Puzzle ID: 1165). Find the answers for each of the four categories: “IN YOUR DREAMS,” “SENSIBLE,” “TYPOGRAPHICAL SYMBOLS,” and “SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINEES AT THE FIRST GRAMMY AWARDS.”

IN YOUR DREAMS SENSIBLE TYPOGRAPHICAL SYMBOLS SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINEES AT THE FIRST GRAMMY AWARDS

PROTACTINIUM — meaning “Pa” as the chemical symbol for protactinium

May 29, 2026

Connections May 29, 2026 Answers

NYT Connections (Puzzle ID: 1164) answers for May 29, 2026: group the words into the four official categories: oceans, sources of distinctive smells, kinds of rooms in a mansion, and what “PA” might refer to.

OCEANS SOURCES OF DISTINCTIVE SMELLS KINDS OF ROOMS IN A MANSION WHAT "PA" MIGHT REFER TO

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April 7, 2026

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