Connections #1087 Answers
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1087 for Tuesday, June 2, 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): clandestine
- Green: british potato dishes
- Blue: heraldic achievements
- Purple (hardest): ending in modal auxiliary verbs
Answers
CLANDESTINE
CLOAK-AND-DAGGER, COVERT, HUSH-HUSH, TOP SECRET
BRITISH POTATO DISHES
BUBBLE AND SQUEAK, CHIPS, JACKET POTATO, MASH
HERALDIC ACHIEVEMENTS
COAT OF ARMS, CREST, HELMET, SHIELD
ENDING IN MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS
CAPE MAY, FREE WILL, GRAPE MUST, TIN CAN
Previous Connections answers
- #1086 — room features, old-timey lounging accessories, subjects in tennessee williams titles, ___ ring
- #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
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