Connections #1086 Answers
Monday, June 1, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1086 for Monday, June 1, 2026. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): room features
- Green: old-timey lounging accessories
- Blue: subjects in tennessee williams titles
- Purple (hardest): ___ ring
Answers
ROOM FEATURES
CEILING, DOOR, WALL, WINDOW
OLD-TIMEY LOUNGING ACCESSORIES
NEWSPAPER, PIPE, ROBE, SLIPPERS
SUBJECTS IN TENNESSEE WILLIAMS TITLES
STREETCAR, CAT, MENAGERIE, TATTOO
___ RING
KEY, ONION, TREE, WEDDING
Previous Connections answers
- #1085 — things that are yellow, billiards terms, slang for a sailor, kinds of wood plus "s"
- #1084 — "in your dreams", sensible, typographical symbols, song of the year nominees at the first grammy awards
- #1083 — oceans, sources of distinctive smells, kinds of rooms in a mansion, what "pa" might refer to
- #1082 — get low, fourth estate, parts of a courtroom, ski ___
- #1081 — small community, classic board games, homophones of ways of looking, ending in the "little women" march sisters
- #1080 — championship awards, matter at hand, '80s comedies, anagrams
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