NYT Connections June 25 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1110
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
POLONIUM CRANIUM COMPACT HOCKEY CROQUETTE TRACKPAD LEAD SQUASHED MERCURY DUCTILE DENSE MICROPHONE MONITOR FRANCIUM PRINTER COMPRESSED
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — COMPUTER PERIPHERALS
Green — TIGHTLY PACKED
Blue — HAZARDOUS ELEMENTAL METALS
Purple — STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES
COMPUTER PERIPHERALSMICROPHONE, MONITOR, PRINTER, TRACKPAD
TIGHTLY PACKEDCOMPACT, COMPRESSED, DENSE, SQUASHED
HAZARDOUS ELEMENTAL METALSFRANCIUM, LEAD, MERCURY, POLONIUM
STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONESCRANIUM, CROQUETTE, DUCTILE, HOCKEY
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.