NYT Connections June 12 (1097) Solution: Final Category Hints & Answers
Another day means another Connections puzzle wall to crack in the New York Times. If you’re trying to protect your streak and you only need that final stubborn category, you’re in the right spot—we’ve got the nudges and the full solutions.
Below you’ll find everything from soft, direction-setting hints to the exact answers. Whether you want a gentle push toward the right group or you just want the fastest route to a clean run, this guide is built for you.
If you somehow landed here by accident and you need the answers for June 11, use the page for that date instead.
Quick facts
- The hints are presented from easiest to hardest: Yellow, Green, Blue, then Purple.
- Today’s hints are based on the first word of the clues.
- Yellow relates to magic.
- Green relates to animals.
- Blue relates to pairs.
- Purple relates to water.
Category Hints
The puzzle’s own difficulty curve is doing the heavy lifting here: hints arrive in order from the easiest category to the toughest. That sequence is Yellow, then Green, followed by Blue, and finally Purple.
If you only want today’s category hints, there’s a separate “click below” section that points you the right way without revealing the category names outright. The goal is to help you narrow things down without spoiling the final labels.
One key rule for today: the categories are built using the first word of the clues. That means your attention should go to what each clue starts with, not just the wording that comes after.
Today’s Yellow category centers on magic.
Today’s Green category focuses on animals.
Today’s Blue category is about pairs.
Today’s Purple category ties to water.
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Today’s Answers
Here’s how today’s solve went.
If you used the hints or help and want to compare results, you can share how you did in the comments.
If you want today’s solutions directly, the answers are listed below.
Yellow Category: Starting With Incantations
Charm Bracelet, Curse Word, Hex Key, Spell Checker
Green Category: Starting With Animal Group Names
Murder Mystery, Pack Rat, Pride Rock, School Days
Blue Category: Starting With Synonyms For “Repeat”
Copy Editor, Echo Park, Mirror Selfie, Quote Unquote
Purple Category: Starting With Parts Of A River
Bank Teller, Bed Head, Delta Airlines, Mouth Guard
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