What is the NYT Connections answer for June 19 (#1104)?

The four groups are UMAMI-RICH FOODS (MISO PASTE, PARMESAN, SOY SAUCE, VEGEMITE); THINGS A BEGINNER MIGHT LEARN ON THE PIANO (CHOPSTICKS, FÜR ELISE, HEART AND SOUL, THE ENTERTAINER); STARTING WITH MAGAZINES (FORTUNE COOKIE, PEOPLE PERSON, SPINDERELLA, TIME MACHINE); ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "AGGREGATE" (COINCIDENTALLY, DIM SUM, TEETOTAL, VISCOUNT).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "AGGREGATE"" — 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.

Friday, June 19, 2026#1104

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Friday, June 19

DailyWordHints Editorial June 19

UMAMI-RICH FOODS

Easiest

THINGS A BEGINNER MIGHT LEARN ON THE PIANO

Easy

STARTING WITH MAGAZINES

Tricky

ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "AGGREGATE"

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are UMAMI-RICH FOODS (yellow), THINGS A BEGINNER MIGHT LEARN ON THE PIANO (green), STARTING WITH MAGAZINES (blue), ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "AGGREGATE" (purple).

TIME MACHINE

TEETOTAL

DIM SUM

SOY SAUCE

SPINDERELLA

FORTUNE COOKIE

VEGEMITE

VISCOUNT

CHOPSTICKS

MISO PASTE

PEOPLE PERSON

HEART AND SOUL

COINCIDENTALLY

THE ENTERTAINER

PARMESAN

FÜR ELISE

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 #1104, Friday, June 19. 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 19 (#1104)?: The four groups are UMAMI-RICH FOODS (MISO PASTE, PARMESAN, SOY SAUCE, VEGEMITE); THINGS A BEGINNER MIGHT LEARN ON THE PIANO (CHOPSTICKS, FÜR ELISE, HEART AND SOUL, THE ENTERTAINER); STARTING WITH MAGAZINES (FORTUNE COOKIE, PEOPLE PERSON, SPINDERELLA, TIME MACHINE); ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "AGGREGATE" (COINCIDENTALLY, DIM SUM, TEETOTAL, VISCOUNT).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "AGGREGATE"" — 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.