What is the NYT Connections answer for June 9 (#1094)?

The four groups are SYMBOLS OF INNOCENCE (ANGEL, BABE, DOVE, LAMB); THINGS YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO REVEAL (PASSWORD, SECRET, SPOILER, SURPRISE); THINGS REPRESENTED IN SUPERSCRIPT (ASTERISK, DEGREE, EXPONENT, TRADEMARK); SLANG FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (AXE, BONE, KEYS, SKINS).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "SLANG FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.

Tuesday, June 9, 2026#1094

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Tuesday, June 9

DailyWordHints Editorial June 9

SYMBOLS OF INNOCENCE

Easiest

THINGS YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO REVEAL

Easy

THINGS REPRESENTED IN SUPERSCRIPT

Tricky

SLANG FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are SYMBOLS OF INNOCENCE (yellow), THINGS YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO REVEAL (green), THINGS REPRESENTED IN SUPERSCRIPT (blue), SLANG FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (purple).

ASTERISK

AXE

ANGEL

SURPRISE

SECRET

TRADEMARK

BONE

DOVE

DEGREE

PASSWORD

LAMB

KEYS

BABE

SKINS

EXPONENT

SPOILER

Hints by group

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

Full answers below

Today’s answers

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

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Today's Connections hints (no answers yet)

Here are spoiler-free nudges for NYT Connections #1094, Tuesday, June 9. Reveal one color at a time and work from the easiest group (yellow) to the trickiest (purple).

How to use these hints

Each clue is written so it never names any of the sixteen words — it just points you in the right direction. Open the full answer only once you're truly stuck.

Strategy for solving today's grid

Lock in the group you're most confident about first to shrink the board, but resist the obvious four-of-a-kind — the puzzle almost always plants a word that fits two themes. Save the purple group for last; it usually hides the wordplay twist.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for June 9 (#1094)?: The four groups are SYMBOLS OF INNOCENCE (ANGEL, BABE, DOVE, LAMB); THINGS YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO REVEAL (PASSWORD, SECRET, SPOILER, SURPRISE); THINGS REPRESENTED IN SUPERSCRIPT (ASTERISK, DEGREE, EXPONENT, TRADEMARK); SLANG FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (AXE, BONE, KEYS, SKINS).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "SLANG FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.
What do the Connections colors mean?: Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.