NYT Connections June 16 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1101
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
BLACK SWAN EARRINGS BASKETBALL COURT GREEN GODDESS SUITE UNICORN RANCH BLUE MOON BLUE CHEESE RED TAPE PERFECT STORM RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS GEAR ENTOURAGE CAESAR RETINUE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CREAMY SALAD DRESSINGS
Green — ATTENDANTS
Blue — RARE THINGS, IDIOMATICALLY
Purple — WHAT "HOOPS" MIGHT REFER TO
CREAMY SALAD DRESSINGSBLUE CHEESE, CAESAR, GREEN GODDESS, RANCH
ATTENDANTSCOURT, ENTOURAGE, RETINUE, SUITE
RARE THINGS, IDIOMATICALLYBLACK SWAN, BLUE MOON, PERFECT STORM, UNICORN
WHAT "HOOPS" MIGHT REFER TOBASKETBALL, EARRINGS, RED TAPE, RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS GEAR
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.