NYT Connections June 12 2026 Answers

The Friday board, spoiler free category hints for all four groups, and the full solution when you are ready.

Puzzle 1,097Edited by Wyna Liu
TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD

In its starting order:

SCHOOL DAYSBED HEADQUOTE UNQUOTECURSE WORDCOPY EDITORSPELL CHECKERBANK TELLERPACK RATCHARM BRACELETMURDER MYSTERYMIRROR SELFIEMOUTH GUARDPRIDE ROCKECHO PARKDELTA AIRLINESHEX KEY
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: STARTING WITH INCANTATIONS
Green: STARTING WITH ANIMAL GROUP NAMES
Blue: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "REPEAT"
Purple: STARTING WITH PARTS OF A RIVER
STARTING WITH INCANTATIONSCHARM BRACELET, CURSE WORD, HEX KEY, SPELL CHECKER
STARTING WITH ANIMAL GROUP NAMESMURDER MYSTERY, PACK RAT, PRIDE ROCK, SCHOOL DAYS
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "REPEAT"COPY EDITOR, ECHO PARK, MIRROR SELFIE, QUOTE UNQUOTE
STARTING WITH PARTS OF A RIVERBANK TELLER, BED HEAD, DELTA AIRLINES, MOUTH GUARD
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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 are allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight. Play free at nytimes.com.

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