If today’s New York Times Connections grid has you burning through your mistakes, you are not alone. Puzzle #1104 features some heavy misdirection, with several words seemingly fitting into a food or music theme before pulling the rug out from under you.
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 Miso Paste and Soy Sauce look like an obvious match for a general cooking theme, but committing to that group too broadly early will cost you guesses. We recommend separating the food-related terms from the phrases and compound words first, which will make sorting out the trickier wordplay groups much easier.
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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): Foods and ingredients known for their deep, savory flavor profile
- 🟩 Green Group Hint (Medium): Pieces or items you are likely to encounter while learning to play this instrument
- 🟦 Blue Group Hint (Hard): Phrases that begin with the name of a well-known publication
- 🟪 Purple Group Hint (Tricky): Each term ends with a word that means a collection or mass of things
Stuck on one word? If you have Viscount, try looking at its ending rather than its literal meaning. It might belong to the trickier Purple group today!
NYT Connections Answers Today: Friday, June 19, 2026
⚠️ Spoiler Warning: Beyond this point lies the full solution for Puzzle #1104. 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: Umami-Rich Foods
- Parmesan
- Miso Paste
- Soy Sauce
- Vegemite
🟩 Green Category: Things A Beginner Might Learn On The Piano
- Heart And Soul
- Fur Elise
- Chopsticks
- The Entertainer
🟦 Blue Category: Starting With Magazines
- Time Machine
- People Person
- Fortune Cookie
- Spinderella
🟪 Purple Category: Ending In Synonyms For “Aggregate”
- Coincidentally
- Viscount
- Dim Sum
- Teetotal
Previous Answer
NYT Connections Answer for June 18, 2026 (Puzzle #1103): Fitness Class Types / Demeanor / Peace Activists / Tools Minus Last Two Letters
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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