What is the NYT Connections answer for June 27 (#1112)?

The four groups are MONOPOLY SQUARES (BOARDWALK, INCOME TAX, SHORT LINE, WATER WORKS); COMPONENTS OF A FASHION SHOW (CATWALK, COLLECTION, DESIGNER, MODEL); COMMONLY STRIPED THINGS (BARBER POLE, BILLIARD BALL, CREDIT CARD, CROSSWALK); ENDING IN HORSE GAITS (DECANTER, ENVELOPE, FIREWALK, FOXTROT).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "ENDING IN HORSE GAITS" — 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.

Saturday, June 27, 2026#1112

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Saturday, June 27

DailyWordHints Editorial June 27

MONOPOLY SQUARES

Easiest

COMPONENTS OF A FASHION SHOW

Easy

COMMONLY STRIPED THINGS

Tricky

ENDING IN HORSE GAITS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are MONOPOLY SQUARES (yellow), COMPONENTS OF A FASHION SHOW (green), COMMONLY STRIPED THINGS (blue), ENDING IN HORSE GAITS (purple).

CATWALK

FOXTROT

CREDIT CARD

COLLECTION

BOARDWALK

DESIGNER

ENVELOPE

CROSSWALK

FIREWALK

INCOME TAX

BILLIARD BALL

MODEL

SHORT LINE

DECANTER

WATER WORKS

BARBER POLE

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 #1112, Saturday, June 27. 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 27 (#1112)?: The four groups are MONOPOLY SQUARES (BOARDWALK, INCOME TAX, SHORT LINE, WATER WORKS); COMPONENTS OF A FASHION SHOW (CATWALK, COLLECTION, DESIGNER, MODEL); COMMONLY STRIPED THINGS (BARBER POLE, BILLIARD BALL, CREDIT CARD, CROSSWALK); ENDING IN HORSE GAITS (DECANTER, ENVELOPE, FIREWALK, FOXTROT).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "ENDING IN HORSE GAITS" — 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.