NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Saturday, June 27, 2026 (#1112)

Puzzle #1112. 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 Saturday, June 27, 2026 (puzzle #1112) is: YELLOW — MONOPOLY SQUARES: BOARDWALK, INCOME TAX, SHORT LINE, WATER WORKS. GREEN — COMPONENTS OF A FASHION SHOW: CATWALK, COLLECTION, DESIGNER, MODEL. BLUE — COMMONLY STRIPED THINGS: BARBER POLE, BILLIARD BALL, CREDIT CARD, CROSSWALK. PURPLE — ENDING IN HORSE GAITS: DECANTER, ENVELOPE, FIREWALK, FOXTROT.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Saturday, June 27, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

CATWALK
FOXTROT
CREDIT CARD
COLLECTION
BOARDWALK
DESIGNER
ENVELOPE
CROSSWALK
FIREWALK
INCOME TAX
BILLIARD BALL
MODEL
SHORT LINE
DECANTER
WATER WORKS
BARBER POLE

How hard is Connections #1112?

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 Saturday, June 27, 2026

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

NYT Connections answers for Saturday, June 27, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Saturday, June 27, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Saturday, June 27, 2026 (puzzle #1112) is: YELLOW — MONOPOLY SQUARES: BOARDWALK, INCOME TAX, SHORT LINE, WATER WORKS. GREEN — COMPONENTS OF A FASHION SHOW: CATWALK, COLLECTION, DESIGNER, MODEL. BLUE — COMMONLY STRIPED THINGS: BARBER POLE, BILLIARD BALL, CREDIT CARD, CROSSWALK. PURPLE — ENDING IN HORSE GAITS: DECANTER, ENVELOPE, FIREWALK, FOXTROT.

What is the purple group in Connections #1112?

The purple (hardest) group is "ENDING IN HORSE GAITS": DECANTER, ENVELOPE, FIREWALK, FOXTROT.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "MONOPOLY SQUARES" — BOARDWALK, INCOME TAX, SHORT LINE, WATER WORKS. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Saturday, June 27, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1112. 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.