Sunday, June 21, 2026 · Puzzle #1106
NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Sunday, June 21 (#1106)
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
Yellow — PRECIPITATION
- DRIZZLE
- RAIN
- SHOWERS
- SPRINKLES
Green — BOWLS OVER
- FLOORS
- ROCKS
- STUNS
- SURPRISES
Blue — NBC SITCOMS
- COMMUNITY
- FRIENDS
- SCRUBS
- WINGS
Purple — STARTING WITH KINDS OF INSULTS
- BARBADOS
- DIGGITY
- DISSECT
- SLAPDASH
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.
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).
- 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.