What is the NYT Connections answer for June 24 (#1109)?

The four groups are PROG BANDS (GENESIS, KING CRIMSON, PINK FLOYD, RUSH); CLASSIC WEDDING GIFTS (CHINA, LUGGAGE, MONEY, TOASTER); RED CHARACTERS (CLIFFORD, DEADPOOL, KOOL-AID MAN, MR. KRABS); RHYMING COMPOUND WORDS (CHICK FLICK, HELTER SKELTER, HUMPTY DUMPTY, MUMBO JUMBO).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "RHYMING COMPOUND WORDS" — 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.

Wednesday, June 24, 2026#1109

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Wednesday, June 24

DailyWordHints Editorial June 24

PROG BANDS

Easiest

CLASSIC WEDDING GIFTS

Easy

RED CHARACTERS

Tricky

RHYMING COMPOUND WORDS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are PROG BANDS (yellow), CLASSIC WEDDING GIFTS (green), RED CHARACTERS (blue), RHYMING COMPOUND WORDS (purple).

HUMPTY DUMPTY

TOASTER

PINK FLOYD

MONEY

KOOL-AID MAN

HELTER SKELTER

CHINA

RUSH

CHICK FLICK

DEADPOOL

LUGGAGE

GENESIS

CLIFFORD

MUMBO JUMBO

KING CRIMSON

MR. KRABS

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 #1109, Wednesday, June 24. 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 24 (#1109)?: The four groups are PROG BANDS (GENESIS, KING CRIMSON, PINK FLOYD, RUSH); CLASSIC WEDDING GIFTS (CHINA, LUGGAGE, MONEY, TOASTER); RED CHARACTERS (CLIFFORD, DEADPOOL, KOOL-AID MAN, MR. KRABS); RHYMING COMPOUND WORDS (CHICK FLICK, HELTER SKELTER, HUMPTY DUMPTY, MUMBO JUMBO).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "RHYMING COMPOUND WORDS" — 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.