Connections #1101 Answers
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1101 for Tuesday, June 16, 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): creamy salad dressings
- Green: attendants
- Blue: rare things, idiomatically
- Purple (hardest): what "hoops" might refer to
Answers
CREAMY SALAD DRESSINGS
BLUE CHEESE, CAESAR, GREEN GODDESS, RANCH
ATTENDANTS
COURT, ENTOURAGE, RETINUE, SUITE
RARE THINGS, IDIOMATICALLY
BLACK SWAN, BLUE MOON, PERFECT STORM, UNICORN
WHAT "HOOPS" MIGHT REFER TO
BASKETBALL, EARRINGS, RED TAPE, RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS GEAR
Previous Connections answers
- #1100 — staying power, get ready for a night out, chinese zodiac animals, flowers
- #1099 — classic slapstick props, things that spin, featured in "alice's adventures in wonderland", what "ma" might refer to
- #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
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