What is the NYT Connections answer for June 22 (#1107)?

The four groups are DOMINANT (ALPHA, HEAD, LEAD, PRIMARY); MULTIPLICATION INDICATORS (BY, TIMES, X, ●); PRONUNCIATION DESCRIPTORS (SHORT, SILENT, SOFT, STRESSED); STARTING WITH EXPLOSIVE ONOMATOPOEIA (BANGKOK, BOOMER, POPSICLE, POWDER).

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.

Monday, June 22, 2026 · Puzzle #1107

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Monday, June 22 (#1107)

Today's NYT Connections groups are DOMINANT (yellow), MULTIPLICATION INDICATORS (green), PRONUNCIATION DESCRIPTORS (blue), STARTING WITH EXPLOSIVE ONOMATOPOEIA (purple).

STRESSED

BOOMER

POWDER

HEAD

ALPHA

SOFT

LEAD

TIMES

PRIMARY

SILENT

●

SHORT

POPSICLE

BANGKOK

Hints by group

YellowEasiest

GreenEasy

BlueTricky

PurpleHardest

Full answers below

Today’s answers

Yellow — DOMINANT

ALPHA
HEAD
LEAD
PRIMARY

Green — MULTIPLICATION INDICATORS

BY
TIMES
X
●

Blue — PRONUNCIATION DESCRIPTORS

SHORT
SILENT
SOFT
STRESSED

Purple — STARTING WITH EXPLOSIVE ONOMATOPOEIA

BANGKOK
BOOMER
POPSICLE
POWDER

Today's Connections hints (no answers yet)

Here are spoiler-free nudges for NYT Connections #1107, Monday, June 22. 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 22 (#1107)?: The four groups are DOMINANT (ALPHA, HEAD, LEAD, PRIMARY); MULTIPLICATION INDICATORS (BY, TIMES, X, ●); PRONUNCIATION DESCRIPTORS (SHORT, SILENT, SOFT, STRESSED); STARTING WITH EXPLOSIVE ONOMATOPOEIA (BANGKOK, BOOMER, POPSICLE, POWDER).
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.