What is the NYT Connections answer for June 17 (#1102)?

The four groups are ALCOVE (CAVITY, NICHE, NOOK, RECESS); BODILY WORDS FOR ATTITUDE (CHEEK, LIP, MOUTH, NERVE); FIGURES IN GREEK MYTH (CALLIOPE, ECHO, IRIS, NEMESIS); STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "ILK" (CLASSIC, KINDLE, SORTIE, TYPEFACE).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "ILK"" — 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.

Wednesday, June 17, 2026#1102

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Wednesday, June 17

DailyWordHints Editorial June 17

ALCOVE

Easiest

BODILY WORDS FOR ATTITUDE

Easy

FIGURES IN GREEK MYTH

Tricky

STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "ILK"

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are ALCOVE (yellow), BODILY WORDS FOR ATTITUDE (green), FIGURES IN GREEK MYTH (blue), STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "ILK" (purple).

MOUTH

CAVITY

CLASSIC

CALLIOPE

IRIS

KINDLE

CHEEK

ECHO

NOOK

LIP

NEMESIS

TYPEFACE

SORTIE

RECESS

NERVE

NICHE

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 #1102, Wednesday, June 17. 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 17 (#1102)?: The four groups are ALCOVE (CAVITY, NICHE, NOOK, RECESS); BODILY WORDS FOR ATTITUDE (CHEEK, LIP, MOUTH, NERVE); FIGURES IN GREEK MYTH (CALLIOPE, ECHO, IRIS, NEMESIS); STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "ILK" (CLASSIC, KINDLE, SORTIE, TYPEFACE).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "ILK"" — 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.