Connections #1105 Answers
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1105 for Saturday, June 20, 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): featuring silent and pronounced "k"s
- Green: endorse
- Blue: kinds of chairs
- Purple (hardest): words repeated in hit song titles
Answers
FEATURING SILENT AND PRONOUNCED "K"S
JACKKNIFE, KNAPSACK, KNICKS, KNOCK-KNOCK
ENDORSE
BACK, BOLSTER, CHAMPION, SUPPORT
KINDS OF CHAIRS
BEANBAG, RECLINER, ROCKER, STOOL
WORDS REPEATED IN HIT SONG TITLES
JUMPIN', LOUIE, NEW YORK, REBEL
Previous Connections answers
- #1104 — umami-rich foods, things a beginner might learn on the piano, starting with magazines, ending in synonyms for "aggregate"
- #1103 — fitness class types, demeanor, peace activists, tools minus last two letters
- #1102 — alcove, bodily words for attitude, figures in greek myth, starting with synonyms for "ilk"
- #1101 — creamy salad dressings, attendants, rare things, idiomatically, what "hoops" might refer to
- #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
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