What is the NYT Connections answer for June 13 (#1098)?

The four groups are SEEN AT A TEA SERVICE (SAUCER, SPOON, TEACUP, TONGS); ENDURING SONG (CLASSIC, HIT, OLDIE, STANDARD); USED IN MOVIE PRACTICAL EFFECTS (MAKEUP, MINIATURE, PROSTHETIC, PUPPET); WORDS BEFORE "STORY" IN MOVIE TITLES (CHRISTMAS, NEVERENDING, TOY, WEST SIDE).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "WORDS BEFORE "STORY" IN MOVIE TITLES" — 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.

Saturday, June 13, 2026#1098

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Saturday, June 13

DailyWordHints Editorial June 13

SEEN AT A TEA SERVICE

Easiest

ENDURING SONG

Easy

USED IN MOVIE PRACTICAL EFFECTS

Tricky

WORDS BEFORE "STORY" IN MOVIE TITLES

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are SEEN AT A TEA SERVICE (yellow), ENDURING SONG (green), USED IN MOVIE PRACTICAL EFFECTS (blue), WORDS BEFORE "STORY" IN MOVIE TITLES (purple).

PUPPET

TEACUP

CLASSIC

TOY

MINIATURE

CHRISTMAS

STANDARD

SPOON

HIT

NEVERENDING

PROSTHETIC

SAUCER

WEST SIDE

OLDIE

TONGS

MAKEUP

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 #1098, Saturday, June 13. 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 13 (#1098)?: The four groups are SEEN AT A TEA SERVICE (SAUCER, SPOON, TEACUP, TONGS); ENDURING SONG (CLASSIC, HIT, OLDIE, STANDARD); USED IN MOVIE PRACTICAL EFFECTS (MAKEUP, MINIATURE, PROSTHETIC, PUPPET); WORDS BEFORE "STORY" IN MOVIE TITLES (CHRISTMAS, NEVERENDING, TOY, WEST SIDE).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "WORDS BEFORE "STORY" IN MOVIE TITLES" — 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.