If today’s New York Times Connections grid has you burning through your mistakes, you are not alone. Puzzle #1105 features some heavy misdirection, with several words seemingly fitting into a sports or everyday object 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 KNICKS and STOOL look like an obvious match for a sports or furniture theme, but committing to that group early will cost you lives. We recommend looking closely at spelling and word use first. Separating proper nouns from common items will make the remaining 12 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): Words that include the letter K either sounded or silent
- 🟩 Green Group Hint (Medium): Terms that mean to support or stand behind someone or something
- 🟦 Blue Group Hint (Hard): Different types of seating furniture
- 🟪 Purple Group Hint (Tricky): Short words that appear repeatedly in well-known song titles
Stuck on one word? If you have JACKKNIFE, try looking at its spelling rather than by its literal definition. It might belong to the trickier Yellow group today!
NYT Connections Answers Today: Saturday, June 20, 2026
⚠️Spoiler Warning: Beyond this point lies the full solution for Puzzle #1105. 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: Featuring Silent and Pronounced Ks
- KNAPSACK
- JACKKNIFE
- KNICKS
- KNOCK-KNOCK
🟩 Green Category: Endorse
- SUPPORT
- BOLSTER
- CHAMPION
- BACK
🟦 Blue Category: Kinds of Chairs
- RECLINER
- ROCKER
- STOOL
- BEANBAG
🟪 Purple Category: Words Repeated in Hit Song Titles
- NEW YORK
- LOUIE
- JUMPIN’
- REBEL
Previous answer
NYT Connections Answer for June 19, 2026 (Puzzle #1104): Umami-Rich Foods / Things A Beginner Might Learn On The Piano / Starting With Magazines / Ending In Synonyms For “Aggregate”
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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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