What is the NYT Connections answer for June 14 (#1099)?

The four groups are CLASSIC SLAPSTICK PROPS (BANANA PEEL, CREAM PIE, RUBBER CHICKEN, SELTZER BOTTLE); THINGS THAT SPIN (GLOBE, GRINDSTONE, GYROSCOPE, ROULETTE WHEEL); FEATURED IN "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND" (CATERPILLAR, POCKET WATCH, RABBIT HOLE, TEA PARTY); WHAT "MA" MIGHT REFER TO (MASSACHUSETTS, MASTER OF ARTS, MILLIAMPERE, MOTHER).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "WHAT "MA" MIGHT REFER TO" — 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.

Sunday, June 14, 2026#1099

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Sunday, June 14

DailyWordHints Editorial June 14

CLASSIC SLAPSTICK PROPS

Easiest

THINGS THAT SPIN

Easy

FEATURED IN "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND"

Tricky

WHAT "MA" MIGHT REFER TO

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are CLASSIC SLAPSTICK PROPS (yellow), THINGS THAT SPIN (green), FEATURED IN "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND" (blue), WHAT "MA" MIGHT REFER TO (purple).

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

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 #1099, Sunday, June 14. 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 14 (#1099)?: The four groups are CLASSIC SLAPSTICK PROPS (BANANA PEEL, CREAM PIE, RUBBER CHICKEN, SELTZER BOTTLE); THINGS THAT SPIN (GLOBE, GRINDSTONE, GYROSCOPE, ROULETTE WHEEL); FEATURED IN "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND" (CATERPILLAR, POCKET WATCH, RABBIT HOLE, TEA PARTY); WHAT "MA" MIGHT REFER TO (MASSACHUSETTS, MASTER OF ARTS, MILLIAMPERE, MOTHER).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "WHAT "MA" MIGHT REFER TO" — 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.