What is the NYT Connections answer for June 29 (#1114)?

The four groups are OLD TIMEY TROUBLEMAKERS (MISCREANT, ROGUE, RUFFIAN, SCOUNDREL); CONSUME WITH GUSTO (CRUSH, GUZZLE, INHALE, SNARF); PARTS OF A SPEAKER (CABINET, CONE, MAGNET, WOOFER); ENDING IN PARTS OF A TREE (EMBARK, GROOT, NUDIBRANCH, STRUNK).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "ENDING IN PARTS OF A TREE" — 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.

Monday, June 29, 2026#1114

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Monday, June 29

DailyWordHints Editorial June 29

OLD TIMEY TROUBLEMAKERS

Easiest

CONSUME WITH GUSTO

Easy

PARTS OF A SPEAKER

Tricky

ENDING IN PARTS OF A TREE

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are OLD TIMEY TROUBLEMAKERS (yellow), CONSUME WITH GUSTO (green), PARTS OF A SPEAKER (blue), ENDING IN PARTS OF A TREE (purple).

WOOFER

RUFFIAN

INHALE

GROOT

EMBARK

MAGNET

SNARF

CONE

ROGUE

CRUSH

CABINET

STRUNK

NUDIBRANCH

MISCREANT

GUZZLE

SCOUNDREL

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 #1114, Monday, June 29. 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 29 (#1114)?: The four groups are OLD TIMEY TROUBLEMAKERS (MISCREANT, ROGUE, RUFFIAN, SCOUNDREL); CONSUME WITH GUSTO (CRUSH, GUZZLE, INHALE, SNARF); PARTS OF A SPEAKER (CABINET, CONE, MAGNET, WOOFER); ENDING IN PARTS OF A TREE (EMBARK, GROOT, NUDIBRANCH, STRUNK).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "ENDING IN PARTS OF A TREE" — 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.