Connections #1097 Answers
Friday, June 12, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1097 for Friday, June 12, 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): starting with incantations
- Green: starting with animal group names
- Blue: starting with synonyms for "repeat"
- Purple (hardest): starting with parts of a river
Answers
STARTING WITH INCANTATIONS
CHARM BRACELET, CURSE WORD, HEX KEY, SPELL CHECKER
STARTING WITH ANIMAL GROUP NAMES
MURDER MYSTERY, PACK RAT, PRIDE ROCK, SCHOOL DAYS
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "REPEAT"
COPY EDITOR, ECHO PARK, MIRROR SELFIE, QUOTE UNQUOTE
STARTING WITH PARTS OF A RIVER
BANK TELLER, BED HEAD, DELTA AIRLINES, MOUTH GUARD
Previous Connections answers
- #1096 — parts of a workout routine, things with horns, homophones of suvs, payment apps minus a letter
- #1095 — technique, gross things that form on wet surfaces, parts of a theater, counted in document word counts
- #1094 — symbols of innocence, things you're not supposed to reveal, things represented in superscript, slang for musical instruments
- #1093 — landforms by water, slang for head, things that can be spiked, "the ___ man" movies
- #1092 — translucent, as fabric, speak, demolish, music genre suffixes
- #1091 — pillar, indicate, as emotions, kinds of lizards, ___ table
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