What is the NYT Connections answer for June 28 (#1113)?

The four groups are HIGH-QUALITY (CHOICE, FINE, PRIME, SELECT); SIGNALS TO COMMENCE (BEGIN, GO, NOW, START); ACCESSORIES FOR A GUITARIST (CAPO, PICK, SLIDE, STRAP); THEY HAVE BOARDS (CHESS, CORPORATION, DARTS, SURFER).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "THEY HAVE BOARDS" — 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.

Sunday, June 28, 2026#1113

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Sunday, June 28

DailyWordHints Editorial June 28

HIGH-QUALITY

Easiest

SIGNALS TO COMMENCE

Easy

ACCESSORIES FOR A GUITARIST

Tricky

THEY HAVE BOARDS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are HIGH-QUALITY (yellow), SIGNALS TO COMMENCE (green), ACCESSORIES FOR A GUITARIST (blue), THEY HAVE BOARDS (purple).

PICK

CHESS

START

SELECT

CHOICE

SLIDE

CORPORATION

BEGIN

PRIME

SURFER

STRAP

CAPO

DARTS

NOW

FINE

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 #1113, Sunday, June 28. 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 28 (#1113)?: The four groups are HIGH-QUALITY (CHOICE, FINE, PRIME, SELECT); SIGNALS TO COMMENCE (BEGIN, GO, NOW, START); ACCESSORIES FOR A GUITARIST (CAPO, PICK, SLIDE, STRAP); THEY HAVE BOARDS (CHESS, CORPORATION, DARTS, SURFER).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "THEY HAVE BOARDS" — 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.