NYT Connections June 22 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1107
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
STRESSED BOOMER POWDER HEAD ALPHA SOFT X LEAD TIMES PRIMARY SILENT ● SHORT POPSICLE BY BANGKOK
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — DOMINANT
Green — MULTIPLICATION INDICATORS
Blue — PRONUNCIATION DESCRIPTORS
Purple — STARTING WITH EXPLOSIVE ONOMATOPOEIA
DOMINANTALPHA, HEAD, LEAD, PRIMARY
MULTIPLICATION INDICATORSBY, TIMES, X, ●
PRONUNCIATION DESCRIPTORSSHORT, SILENT, SOFT, STRESSED
STARTING WITH EXPLOSIVE ONOMATOPOEIABANGKOK, BOOMER, POPSICLE, POWDER
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