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NYT Connections June 18 2026 Answers

Puzzle #1103

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

WREN CARRIAGE KING PLIE BARRE BEARING TUTU ATTITUDE MANDELA PRESENCE HAMM BOOTCAMP PILATES JIGS GANDHI AEROBICS

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — FITNESS CLASS TYPES
Green — DEMEANOR
Blue — PEACE ACTIVISTS
Purple — TOOLS MINUS LAST TWO LETTERS
FITNESS CLASS TYPESAEROBICS, BARRE, BOOTCAMP, PILATES
DEMEANORATTITUDE, BEARING, CARRIAGE, PRESENCE
PEACE ACTIVISTSGANDHI, KING, MANDELA, TUTU
TOOLS MINUS LAST TWO LETTERSHAMM, JIGS, PLIE, WREN
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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.