If you’re almost done with your morning coffee but can’t find a breakthrough in today’s Connections puzzle, we’re here to help you out. First, we’ll give you some spoiler-free hints to nudge you in the direction of the answers. If that doesn’t work, you can have one word from each category. Next, we’ll reveal the list of themes, followed by all of the answers. Here are all the hints, clues, and answers to NYT Connections today (#,1091, June 6 2026).
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What is Connections?
Connections is The New York Times’s most popular word game after Wordle. It presents you with a 16-word grid arranged in 4 rows and 4 columns. The aim of the game is to find 4 groups, each containing 4 words with a common theme. The Yellow group is the easiest one to spot, followed by Green, Blue, and Purple, in increasing order of difficulty. Sometimes, there are red herrings and misdirects to throw you off your game. You can play Connections in the NYT Games app or on the NYT website.
Some tips to solve Connections
Look for the obvious patterns: Not every category in the puzzle is confusing. The Yellow and Green category words are relatively easy to spot. However, if something seems too obvious, it could be a red herring. Typically, the first two categories comprise verbs and adjectives. The misdirects are often nouns.
Double-check your submissions: ‘Do not overthink’ is usually a good tip for solving most puzzles, but it doesn’t really apply to Connections. Before submitting a set of words, you should always check whether they fit somewhere else too.
Hit a dead end? Use the shuffle button: The shuffle button at the bottom of the grid exists for a reason. Placing the words in different positions can spark new connections. Think of it as a mental refresh. New patterns will emerge, and you may be able to find a breakthrough.
Tackle the Purple category with extra caution: The Connections team is known to serve up the toughest and most unexpected words for the Purple category. Here are some of the common tropes that you should look out for:
- Homophones (For example: ‘Where’, ‘Wear’, ‘Ware’, and ‘Weir’)
- Words within words (For example: ‘Slip’, ‘Hear’, ‘Keyes’, and ‘Undiagnosed’ could be ‘Words containing parts of the face’)
- Words minus a letter (For example: ‘Anther’, ‘Easel’, ‘Hark’, and ‘Lama’ could be ‘Animals minus starting letter’)
- Words preceded or followed by another word (For example: ‘Face’, ‘Sports’, ‘Note’, and ‘Year’ could be ‘____ Book’)
Here’s your grid for today
- DINNER
- EXPRESS
- POST
- ROUND
- DRAGON
- REGISTER
- TIMES
- SHAFT
- DISPLAY
- MONITOR
- STAKE
- SKINK
- BETRAY
- BASILISK
- DRAFTING
- POLE
Hints for NYT Connections (#1,091) June 6, 2026
Let’s get you started with some general, spoiler-free hints.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Load-bearing vertical structure.
- 🟢Green Group: Represent or communicate in a manner that isn’t essentially verbal.
- 🔵Blue Group: Reptilian creatures.
- 🟣Purple Group: Found in kitchens, classrooms, and conference rooms.
One Word Per Category (Contains Spoilers)
Can’t seem to find an in? We’ll give you one word from each category.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Pole.
- 🟢Green Group: Betray.
- 🔵Blue Group: Basilisk.
- 🟣Purple Group: Dinner.
List of Themes (Major Spoilers)
Maybe getting to know the common themes among the words will help you spot them faster. Here are all the categories for today.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Pillar.
- 🟢Green Group: Indicate, As Emotions.
- 🔵Blue Group: Kinds Of Lizards.
- 🟣Purple Group: ___ Table.
Answers to NYT Connections (#1,091) Today (June 6, 2026)
Close to waving the white flag? Fine, we’ll give you the answers.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Pole, Post, Shaft, Stake. (Pillar)
In true Yellow group fashion, these words stood out right away in today’s grid. All of these words describe a vertical structure, typically load-bearing.
- 🟢Green Group: Betray, Display, Express, Register. (Indicate, As Emotions)
In retrospect, this seems like an easy category, but seeing ‘Display’ and ‘Monitor’ together tripped us up.
- 🔵Blue Group: Basilisk, Dragon, Monitor, Skink. (Kinds Of Lizards)
All of these creatures belong in the lizard family. Pretty self-explanatory.
- 🟣Purple Group: Dinner, Drafting, Round, Times. (___ Table)
This one required some lateral thinking, but that’s what we expect from a Purple category. For those wondering, the answers were: Dinner Table, Drafting Table, Round Table, Times Table.
Answers to yesterday’s puzzle (#1,090, June 5, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Breadcrumb, Forest, Oven, Witch. (Associated with Hansel and Gretel)
- 🟢Green Group: Cluster, Flake, Loop, Puff. (Bit of Cereal)
- 🔵Blue Group: Disclosure, Ghost, Striptease, The Substance. (Demi Moore Movies)
- 🟣Purple Group: Incubus, Oscar, Quatrain, Situationship. (Ending in Methods of Transportation)
Answers to NYT Connections #1,089 (June 4, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Acrylic, Gouache, Oil, Tempera. (Painting Media)
- 🟢Green Group: Gusto, Panache, Verve, Vinegar. (Esprit)
- 🔵Blue Group: Beastie, Public, Run, Salt. (Starts Of Classic Hip-Hop Groups)
- 🟣Purple Group: Kitchen, Pepper, Town, Writer. (Ghost ___)
Answers to NYT Connections #1,088 (June 3, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Brown, Jasmine, Sticky, Sushi. (Kinds Of Rice)
- 🟢Green Group: Colorful, Gummy, Sugary, Ursine. (Gummy Bear Descriptors)
- 🔵Blue Group: Empanada, Fatayer, Pasty, Samosa. (Savory Stuffed Pastries)
- 🟣Purple Group: Arie, Bell, Moan, Ray. (Disney Princesses Minus Last Letter)
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How did other solvers do today?
NYT’s early testers rated today’s Connection puzzle 2.5 out of 5. This puts it in the medium difficulty level. Let us know how you fared in the comments!
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