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NYT Connections June 9 2026 Answers

Puzzle #1094

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

ASTERISK AXE ANGEL SURPRISE SECRET TRADEMARK BONE DOVE DEGREE PASSWORD LAMB KEYS BABE SKINS EXPONENT SPOILER

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — SYMBOLS OF INNOCENCE
Green — THINGS YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO REVEAL
Blue — THINGS REPRESENTED IN SUPERSCRIPT
Purple — SLANG FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
SYMBOLS OF INNOCENCEANGEL, BABE, DOVE, LAMB
THINGS YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO REVEALPASSWORD, SECRET, SPOILER, SURPRISE
THINGS REPRESENTED IN SUPERSCRIPTASTERISK, DEGREE, EXPONENT, TRADEMARK
SLANG FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSAXE, BONE, KEYS, SKINS
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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.