Connections #1099 Answers
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1099 for Sunday, June 14, 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): classic slapstick props
- Green: things that spin
- Blue: featured in "alice's adventures in wonderland"
- Purple (hardest): what "ma" might refer to
Answers
CLASSIC SLAPSTICK PROPS
BANANA PEEL, CREAM PIE, RUBBER CHICKEN, SELTZER BOTTLE
THINGS THAT SPIN
GLOBE, GRINDSTONE, GYROSCOPE, ROULETTE WHEEL
FEATURED IN "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND"
CATERPILLAR, POCKET WATCH, RABBIT HOLE, TEA PARTY
WHAT "MA" MIGHT REFER TO
MASSACHUSETTS, MASTER OF ARTS, MILLIAMPERE, MOTHER
Previous Connections answers
- #1098 — seen at a tea service, enduring song, used in movie practical effects, words before "story" in movie titles
- #1097 — starting with incantations, starting with animal group names, starting with synonyms for "repeat", starting with parts of a river
- #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
Browse every past puzzle in the Connections answer archive.