If the answers don’t jump out at you in today’s Connections grid, there’s no need to worry. We’re here to help. As you scroll down, you will find some general hints to help you arrive at the answers on your own. If that doesn’t help, we’ll give you one word from each category. Next, we’ll reveal the list of themes. Finally, you can have the answers and their explanations. So, without further ado, here are all the hints, clues, and answers to NYT Connections today (#1,110, June 25, 2026).
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What is Connections?
Connections is one of the most popular games in The New York Times’ online word game catalogue, closely trailing behind Wordle. You can play it in the NYT Games app or on the NYT website. The game presents you with a 16-word, 4×4 grid. In order to solve the puzzle, you need to sort the grid into 4 groups, each consisting of 4 words. Each group has a theme that unites the 4 words. The Yellow group is the easiest to spot, followed by Green, Blue, and Purple (toughest). Sometimes, there are red herrings and misdirects in the grid to throw you off.
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
- POLONIUM
- CRANIUM
- COMPACT
- HOCKEY
- CROQUETTE
- TRACKPAD
- LEAD
- SQUASHED
- MERCURY
- DUCTILE
- DENSE
- MICROPHONE
- MONITOR
- FRANCIUM
- PRINTER
- COMPRESSED
Hints for NYT Connections (#1,110) June 25, 2026
Let’s get you started with some general, spoiler-free hints.
- 🟡Yellow Group: PC components.
- 🟢Green Group: Jammed together.
- 🔵Blue Group: Dangerous ☠️.
- 🟣Purple Group: Homophone wordplay on starting letters.
One Word Per Category (Contains Spoilers)
Can’t seem to find an in? We’ll give you one word from each category.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Microphone.
- 🟢Green Group: Compact.
- 🔵Blue Group: Francium.
- 🟣Purple Group: Cranium.
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: Computer Peripherals.
- 🟢Green Group: Tightly Packed.
- 🔵Blue Group: Hazardous Elemental Metals.
- 🟣Purple Group: Starting With Bird Homophones.
Answers to NYT Connections (#1,110) Today (June 25, 2026)
Close to waving the white flag? Fine, we’ll give you the answers.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Microphone, Monitor, Printer, Trackpad. (Computer Peripherals)
All of these items are components that form a personal computer.
- 🟢Green Group: Compact, Compressed, Dense, Squashed. (Tightly Packed)
These words can be used to refer to anything that is tightly squeezed or packed together.
- 🔵Blue Group: Francium, Lead, Mercury, Polonium. (Hazardous Elemental Metals)
Ingesting these metals or being exposed to them is very hazardous.
- 🟣Purple Group: Cranium, Croquette, Ductile, Hockey. (Starting With Bird Homophones)
Cranium – Crane. Croquette – Crow. Ductile – Duck. Hockey – Hawk.
Answers to yesterday’s puzzle (#1,109, June 24, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Genesis, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Rush. (Prog Bands)
- 🟢Green Group: China, Luggage, Money, Toaster. (Classic Wedding Gifts)
- 🔵Blue Group: Clifford, Deadpool, Kool-Aid Man, Mr Krabs. (Red Characters)
- 🟣Purple Group: Chick Flick, Helter Skelter, Humpty Dumpty, Mumbo Jumbo. (Rhyming Compound Words)
Answers to NYT Connections #1,108 (June 23, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Foxtrot, Modern, Swing, Tap. (Dance Styles)
- 🟢Green Group: Deed, Hotel, Money, Token. (In A Monopoly Box)
- 🔵Blue Group: Featured, Popular, Recent, Trending. (Content Sorting Options Online)
- 🟣Purple Group: Earth, Emperor, Fireplace, Yankees. (Things With Mantles/Mantels)
Answers to NYT Connections #1,107 (June 22, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Alpha, Head, Lead, Primary. (Dominant)
- 🟢Green Group: By, Times, X, •. (Multiplication Indicators)
- 🔵Blue Group: Short, Silent, Soft, Stressed. (Pronunciation Descriptors)
- 🟣Purple Group: Bangkok, Boomer, Popsicle, Powder. (Starting With Explosive Onomatopoeia)
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How did other solvers do today?
NYT’s early testers rated today’s Connection puzzle 1 out of 5. This puts it in the easy difficulty level. Let us know how you fared in the comments!
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