NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (#1101)

Puzzle #1101. 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 Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (puzzle #1101) is: YELLOW — CREAMY SALAD DRESSINGS: BLUE CHEESE, CAESAR, GREEN GODDESS, RANCH. GREEN — ATTENDANTS: COURT, ENTOURAGE, RETINUE, SUITE. BLUE — RARE THINGS, IDIOMATICALLY: BLACK SWAN, BLUE MOON, PERFECT STORM, UNICORN. PURPLE — WHAT "HOOPS" MIGHT REFER TO: BASKETBALL, EARRINGS, RED TAPE, RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS GEAR.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

BLACK SWAN
EARRINGS
BASKETBALL
COURT
GREEN GODDESS
SUITE
UNICORN
RANCH
BLUE MOON
BLUE CHEESE
RED TAPE
PERFECT STORM
RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS GEAR
ENTOURAGE
CAESAR
RETINUE

How hard is Connections #1101?

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 Tuesday, June 16, 2026

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

NYT Connections answers for Tuesday, June 16, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Tuesday, June 16, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (puzzle #1101) is: YELLOW — CREAMY SALAD DRESSINGS: BLUE CHEESE, CAESAR, GREEN GODDESS, RANCH. GREEN — ATTENDANTS: COURT, ENTOURAGE, RETINUE, SUITE. BLUE — RARE THINGS, IDIOMATICALLY: BLACK SWAN, BLUE MOON, PERFECT STORM, UNICORN. PURPLE — WHAT "HOOPS" MIGHT REFER TO: BASKETBALL, EARRINGS, RED TAPE, RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS GEAR.

What is the purple group in Connections #1101?

The purple (hardest) group is "WHAT "HOOPS" MIGHT REFER TO": BASKETBALL, EARRINGS, RED TAPE, RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS GEAR.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "CREAMY SALAD DRESSINGS" — BLUE CHEESE, CAESAR, GREEN GODDESS, RANCH. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1101. 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.