NYT Connections June 17 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1102
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MOUTH CAVITY CLASSIC CALLIOPE IRIS KINDLE CHEEK ECHO NOOK LIP NEMESIS TYPEFACE SORTIE RECESS NERVE NICHE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ALCOVE
Green — BODILY WORDS FOR ATTITUDE
Blue — FIGURES IN GREEK MYTH
Purple — STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "ILK"
ALCOVECAVITY, NICHE, NOOK, RECESS
BODILY WORDS FOR ATTITUDECHEEK, LIP, MOUTH, NERVE
FIGURES IN GREEK MYTHCALLIOPE, ECHO, IRIS, NEMESIS
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "ILK"CLASSIC, KINDLE, SORTIE, TYPEFACE
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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