NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Sunday, June 14, 2026 (#1099)

Puzzle #1099. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

Just tell me the answer

The NYT Connections answer for Sunday, June 14, 2026 (puzzle #1099) is: YELLOW — CLASSIC SLAPSTICK PROPS: BANANA PEEL, CREAM PIE, RUBBER CHICKEN, SELTZER BOTTLE. GREEN — THINGS THAT SPIN: GLOBE, GRINDSTONE, GYROSCOPE, ROULETTE WHEEL. BLUE — FEATURED IN "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND": CATERPILLAR, POCKET WATCH, RABBIT HOLE, TEA PARTY. PURPLE — WHAT "MA" MIGHT REFER TO: MASSACHUSETTS, MASTER OF ARTS, MILLIAMPERE, MOTHER.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Sunday, June 14, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

GRINDSTONE
MOTHER
CATERPILLAR
CREAM PIE
MASSACHUSETTS
TEA PARTY
GYROSCOPE
GLOBE
POCKET WATCH
SELTZER BOTTLE
MILLIAMPERE
ROULETTE WHEEL
BANANA PEEL
MASTER OF ARTS
RABBIT HOLE
RUBBER CHICKEN

How hard is Connections #1099?

Easy35/100
  • At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.

Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.

Connections hints for Sunday, June 14, 2026

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Sunday, June 14, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Sunday, June 14, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Sunday, June 14, 2026 (puzzle #1099) is: YELLOW — CLASSIC SLAPSTICK PROPS: BANANA PEEL, CREAM PIE, RUBBER CHICKEN, SELTZER BOTTLE. GREEN — THINGS THAT SPIN: GLOBE, GRINDSTONE, GYROSCOPE, ROULETTE WHEEL. BLUE — FEATURED IN "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND": CATERPILLAR, POCKET WATCH, RABBIT HOLE, TEA PARTY. PURPLE — WHAT "MA" MIGHT REFER TO: MASSACHUSETTS, MASTER OF ARTS, MILLIAMPERE, MOTHER.

What is the purple group in Connections #1099?

The purple (hardest) group is "WHAT "MA" MIGHT REFER TO": MASSACHUSETTS, MASTER OF ARTS, MILLIAMPERE, MOTHER.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "CLASSIC SLAPSTICK PROPS" — BANANA PEEL, CREAM PIE, RUBBER CHICKEN, SELTZER BOTTLE. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Sunday, June 14, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1099. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.