NYT Connections June 2 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1087
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TIN CAN JACKET POTATO COAT OF ARMS MASH CLOAK-AND-DAGGER CREST CHIPS CAPE MAY HELMET TOP SECRET FREE WILL HUSH-HUSH BUBBLE AND SQUEAK GRAPE MUST COVERT SHIELD
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CLANDESTINE
Green — BRITISH POTATO DISHES
Blue — HERALDIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Purple — ENDING IN MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS
CLANDESTINECLOAK-AND-DAGGER, COVERT, HUSH-HUSH, TOP SECRET
BRITISH POTATO DISHESBUBBLE AND SQUEAK, CHIPS, JACKET POTATO, MASH
HERALDIC ACHIEVEMENTSCOAT OF ARMS, CREST, HELMET, SHIELD
ENDING IN MODAL AUXILIARY VERBSCAPE MAY, FREE WILL, GRAPE MUST, TIN CAN
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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.