What is the NYT Connections answer for June 23 (#1108)?

The four groups are DANCE STYLES (FOXTROT, MODERN, SWING, TAP); IN A MONOPOLY BOX (DEED, HOTEL, MONEY, TOKEN); CONTENT SORTING OPTIONS ONLINE (FEATURED, POPULAR, RECENT, TRENDING); THINGS WITH MANTLES/MANTELS (EARTH, EMPEROR, FIREPLACE, YANKEES).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "THINGS WITH MANTLES/MANTELS" — 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.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026#1108

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Tuesday, June 23

DailyWordHints Editorial June 23

DANCE STYLES

Easiest

IN A MONOPOLY BOX

Easy

CONTENT SORTING OPTIONS ONLINE

Tricky

THINGS WITH MANTLES/MANTELS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are DANCE STYLES (yellow), IN A MONOPOLY BOX (green), CONTENT SORTING OPTIONS ONLINE (blue), THINGS WITH MANTLES/MANTELS (purple).

MONEY

YANKEES

HOTEL

FOXTROT

MODERN

FIREPLACE

POPULAR

DEED

EMPEROR

FEATURED

TOKEN

TAP

RECENT

SWING

EARTH

TRENDING

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 #1108, Tuesday, June 23. 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 23 (#1108)?: The four groups are DANCE STYLES (FOXTROT, MODERN, SWING, TAP); IN A MONOPOLY BOX (DEED, HOTEL, MONEY, TOKEN); CONTENT SORTING OPTIONS ONLINE (FEATURED, POPULAR, RECENT, TRENDING); THINGS WITH MANTLES/MANTELS (EARTH, EMPEROR, FIREPLACE, YANKEES).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "THINGS WITH MANTLES/MANTELS" — 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.