What is the NYT Connections answer for June 21 (#1106)?

The four groups are PRECIPITATION (DRIZZLE, RAIN, SHOWERS, SPRINKLES); BOWLS OVER (FLOORS, ROCKS, STUNS, SURPRISES); NBC SITCOMS (COMMUNITY, FRIENDS, SCRUBS, WINGS); STARTING WITH KINDS OF INSULTS (BARBADOS, DIGGITY, DISSECT, SLAPDASH).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "STARTING WITH KINDS OF INSULTS" — 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 21, 2026#1106

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Sunday, June 21

DailyWordHints Editorial June 21

PRECIPITATION

Easiest

BOWLS OVER

Easy

NBC SITCOMS

Tricky

STARTING WITH KINDS OF INSULTS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are PRECIPITATION (yellow), BOWLS OVER (green), NBC SITCOMS (blue), STARTING WITH KINDS OF INSULTS (purple).

DIGGITY

ROCKS

SLAPDASH

SCRUBS

SURPRISES

RAIN

DISSECT

FLOORS

BARBADOS

COMMUNITY

STUNS

SPRINKLES

SHOWERS

WINGS

DRIZZLE

FRIENDS

Hints by group

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

Full answers below

Today’s answers

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

See all past Connections puzzles →

Today's Connections hints (no answers yet)

Here are spoiler-free nudges for NYT Connections #1106, Sunday, June 21. 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 21 (#1106)?: The four groups are PRECIPITATION (DRIZZLE, RAIN, SHOWERS, SPRINKLES); BOWLS OVER (FLOORS, ROCKS, STUNS, SURPRISES); NBC SITCOMS (COMMUNITY, FRIENDS, SCRUBS, WINGS); STARTING WITH KINDS OF INSULTS (BARBADOS, DIGGITY, DISSECT, SLAPDASH).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "STARTING WITH KINDS OF INSULTS" — 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.