NYT Connections June 4 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1089
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PUBLIC WRITER SALT PEPPER OIL VINEGAR KITCHEN TEMPERA PANACHE GOUACHE RUN TOWN BEASTIE VERVE ACRYLIC GUSTO
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PAINTING MEDIA
Green — ESPRIT
Blue — STARTS OF CLASSIC HIP-HOP GROUPS
Purple — GHOST ___
PAINTING MEDIAACRYLIC, GOUACHE, OIL, TEMPERA
ESPRITGUSTO, PANACHE, VERVE, VINEGAR
STARTS OF CLASSIC HIP-HOP GROUPSBEASTIE, PUBLIC, RUN, SALT
GHOST ___KITCHEN, PEPPER, TOWN, WRITER
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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.