NYT Connections Hints for June 25, 2026: Solution #1110 Guide

It’s another day, which means there’s a fresh wall of clues waiting in the New York Times’ Connections. If your goal is to protect your streak and you’re only missing that stubborn final category, you’re in the right place—here are the hints and the completed answers you’ll want on hand.

Below, you’ll get everything from gentle guidance about what to look for to the full solution set. Whether you just need a small push in the right direction or you’re trying to keep your record spotless by finishing cleanly, this should help you get there.

If you landed here by mistake and meant to play the puzzle for June 24, you’ll need the answers for that date instead.

Category Hints

The clues are presented in the order the puzzle expects you to work through them: Yellow, then Green, followed by Blue, and finally Purple.

If you want today’s category hints, you can check them below. These are designed to point you toward the right themes without directly spoiling the category names.

Today’s yellow category is tied to office equipment.

Today’s green category is about things that are squeezed together.

Today’s blue category covers things you shouldn’t touch.

Today’s purple category involves words that sound a little bit ornithological. 🐦

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Today’s Answers

Here’s how today’s run went:

If you used the hints or help from this page, share how you did in the comments below.

If you want the full answers, they’re right here.

Today’s solutions are listed below:

Yellow Category: Computer Peripherals

Microphone, Monitor, Printer, Trackpad

Green Category: Tightly Packed

Compact, Compressed, Dense, Squashed

Blue Category: Hazardous Elemental Metals

Francium, Lead, Mercury, Polonium

Purple Category: Starting With Bird Homophones

Cranium, Croquette, Ductile, Hockey

For anyone looking to expand their vocabulary while gaming on mobile, word-focused puzzle titles can be a helpful way to pick up new terms.

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