If today’s New York Times Connections grid has you burning through your mistakes, you are not alone. Puzzle #1114 features some heavy misdirection, with several words seemingly fitting into different themes 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 Groot and Magnet look like an obvious match for a nature or science theme, but committing to that group early will cost you lives. We recommend looking closely at word endings and definitions first. Separating descriptive terms from technical parts 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): Terms used to describe mischievous or dishonest people from the past
- 🟩 Green Group Hint (Medium): Actions meaning to eat or drink something quickly and with great enthusiasm
- 🟦 Blue Group Hint (Hard): Physical components that make up a sound system speaker
- 🟪 Purple Group Hint (Tricky): Each word ends with a term that refers to a part of a tree
Stuck on one word? If you have Nudibranch or Strunk, try looking at the last few letters rather than the full meaning. It might belong to the trickier Purple group today!
NYT Connections Answers Today: Monday, June 29, 2026
⚠️Spoiler Warning: Beyond this point lies the full solution for Puzzle #1114. 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: Old Timey Troublemakers
- Miscreant
- Rogue
- Ruffian
- Scoundrel
🟩 Green Category: Consume With Gusto
- Crush
- Guzzle
- Inhale
- Snarf
🟦 Blue Category: Parts Of A Speaker
- Cabinet
- Cone
- Magnet
- Woofer
🟪 Purple Category: Ending In Parts Of A Tree
- Embark
- Groot
- Nudibranch
- Strunk
Previous answer
NYT Connections Answer for June 28, 2026 (Puzzle #1113): High-Quality / Signals To Commence / Accessories For A Guitarist / They Have Boards
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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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