If today’s New York Times Connections grid has you burning through your mistakes, you are not alone. Puzzle #1109 features some heavy misdirection, with several words seemingly fitting into different themes before revealing the true groupings.
Below are strategic, spoiler-free hints to help you group today’s words on your own, followed by the exact categories and answers at the bottom of the page.
Today’s Connections Strategy & Commentary
Watch out for the red herrings today. At first glance, words like Pink and Deadpool look like they could fit into a simple color theme, but committing to that group early will cost you lives. We recommend looking closely at proper names and word structure first. Separating band names from characters and common terms will make the remaining words significantly easier to manage.
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Connections Hints Today: Category Clues
If you just need a nudge to get your brain moving in the right direction, here are clues for the four color-coded groups:
- 🟨 Yellow Group Hint (Easiest): Famous musical groups known for complex compositions and long songs
- 🟩 Green Group Hint (Medium): Traditional items often given to a newly married couple
- 🟦 Blue Group Hint (Hard): Fictional characters whose main appearance or signature color is red
- 🟪 Purple Group Hint (Tricky): Two-word phrases where the second part rhymes with the first
Stuck on one word? If you have terms like Helter or Humpty, try looking at the full two-word expression rather than just the first word. They might belong to the trickier Purple group today!
NYT Connections Answers Today: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
⚠️Spoiler Warning: Beyond this point lies the full solution for Puzzle #1109. If you still want to solve the grid yourself using the clues above, do not scroll down.
Here are the completed categories and groupings for today’s puzzle:
🟨 Yellow Category: Prog Bands
- King Crimson
- Genesis
- Pink Floyd
- Rush
🟩 Green Category: Classic Wedding Gifts
- Luggage
- China
- Money
- Toaster
🟦 Blue Category: Red Characters
- Clifford
- Deadpool
- Mr. Krabs
- Kool-Aid Man
🟪 Purple Category: Rhyming Compound Words
- Helter Skelter
- Humpty Dumpty
- Mumbo Jumbo
- Chick Flick
Previous answer
NYT Connections Answer for June 23, 2026 (Puzzle #1108): Dance Styles / In A Monopoly Box / Content Sorting Options Online / Things With Mantles/Mantels
Join the Discussion
Did today’s puzzle give you a perfect “Reverse Rainbow” (solving Purple to Yellow), or did the red herrings wipe out your board?
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