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June 2026
  • Connections June 6, 2026

    1. 🟡 PILLAR: POLE, POST, SHAFT, STAKE
    2. 🟢 INDICATE, AS EMOTIONS: BETRAY, DISPLAY, EXPRESS, REGISTER
    3. 🔵 KINDS OF LIZARDS: BASILISK, DRAGON, MONITOR, SKINK
    4. 🟣 ___ TABLE: DINNER, DRAFTING, ROUND, TIMES
  • Connections June 5, 2026

    1. 🟡 ASSOCIATED WITH HANSEL AND GRETEL: BREADCRUMB, FOREST, OVEN, WITCH
    2. 🟢 BIT OF CEREAL: CLUSTER, FLAKE, LOOP, PUFF
    3. 🔵 DEMI MOORE MOVIES: DISCLOSURE, GHOST, STRIPTEASE, THE SUBSTANCE
    4. 🟣 ENDING IN METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION: INCUBUS, OSCAR, QUATRAIN, SITUATIONSHIP
  • Connections June 4, 2026

    1. 🟡 PAINTING MEDIA: ACRYLIC, GOUACHE, OIL, TEMPERA
    2. 🟢 ESPRIT: GUSTO, PANACHE, VERVE, VINEGAR
    3. 🔵 STARTS OF CLASSIC HIP-HOP GROUPS: BEASTIE, PUBLIC, RUN, SALT
    4. 🟣 GHOST ___: KITCHEN, PEPPER, TOWN, WRITER
  • Connections June 3, 2026

    1. 🟡 KINDS OF RICE: BROWN, JASMINE, STICKY, SUSHI
    2. 🟢 GUMMY BEAR DESCRIPTORS: COLORFUL, GUMMY, SUGARY, URSINE
    3. 🔵 SAVORY STUFFED PASTRIES: EMPANADA, FATAYER, PASTY, SAMOSA
    4. 🟣 DISNEY PRINCESSES MINUS LAST LETTER: ARIE, BELL, MOAN, RAY
  • Connections June 2, 2026

    1. 🟡 CLANDESTINE: CLOAK-AND-DAGGER, COVERT, HUSH-HUSH, TOP SECRET
    2. 🟢 BRITISH POTATO DISHES: BUBBLE AND SQUEAK, CHIPS, JACKET POTATO, MASH
    3. 🔵 HERALDIC ACHIEVEMENTS: COAT OF ARMS, CREST, HELMET, SHIELD
    4. 🟣 ENDING IN MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS: CAPE MAY, FREE WILL, GRAPE MUST, TIN CAN
  • Connections June 1, 2026

    1. 🟡 ROOM FEATURES: CEILING, DOOR, WALL, WINDOW
    2. 🟢 OLD-TIMEY LOUNGING ACCESSORIES: NEWSPAPER, PIPE, ROBE, SLIPPERS
    3. 🔵 SUBJECTS IN TENNESSEE WILLIAMS TITLES: STREETCAR, CAT, MENAGERIE, TATTOO
    4. 🟣 ___ RING: KEY, ONION, TREE, WEDDING
May 2026
  • Connections May 31, 2026

    1. 🟡 THINGS THAT ARE YELLOW: BUTTER, PIKACHU, RUBBER DUCK, SCHOOL BUS
    2. 🟢 BILLIARDS TERMS: BREAK, CUE, POCKET, RACK
    3. 🔵 SLANG FOR A SAILOR: JACK, SALT, SEA DOG, TAR
    4. 🟣 KINDS OF WOOD PLUS "S": SASH, SOAK, SPINE, STEAK
  • Connections May 30, 2026

    1. 🟡 "IN YOUR DREAMS": IMPOSSIBLE, NEVER, NO WAY, SORRY
    2. 🟢 SENSIBLE: CLEAR, LUCID, RIGHT, SOUND
    3. 🔵 TYPOGRAPHICAL SYMBOLS: BRACE, CARET, PIPE, TILDE
    4. 🟣 SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINEES AT THE FIRST GRAMMY AWARDS: FEVER, GIGI, VOLARE, WITCHCRAFT
  • Connections May 29, 2026

    1. 🟡 OCEANS: ARCTIC, ATLANTIC, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN
    2. 🟢 SOURCES OF DISTINCTIVE SMELLS: AMMONIA, BO, DURIAN, WET DOG
    3. 🔵 KINDS OF ROOMS IN A MANSION: BILLIARD, DRAWING, POWDER, READING
    4. 🟣 WHAT "PA" MIGHT REFER TO: FATHER, PENNSYLVANIA, PROTACTINIUM, PUBLIC ADDRESS
  • Connections May 28, 2026

    1. 🟡 GET LOW: DUCK, HUNCH, SQUAT, STOOP
    2. 🟢 FOURTH ESTATE: MEDIA, NEWS, PAPERS, PRESS
    3. 🔵 PARTS OF A COURTROOM: BAR, BENCH, PODIUM, STAND
    4. 🟣 SKI ___: JUMP, LIFT, LODGE, SLOPE
  • Connections May 27, 2026

    1. 🟡 SMALL COMMUNITY: COMMUNE, HAMLET, TOWNSHIP, VILLAGE
    2. 🟢 CLASSIC BOARD GAMES: BATTLESHIP, OPERATION, OTHELLO, TROUBLE
    3. 🔵 HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKING: AYE, LEAR, PIER, STAIR
    4. 🟣 ENDING IN THE "LITTLE WOMEN" MARCH SISTERS: BANJO, MACBETH, MONOGAMY, NUTMEG
  • Connections May 26, 2026

    1. 🟡 CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS: CUP, MEDAL, PENNANT, RING
    2. 🟢 MATTER AT HAND: CONCERN, FOCUS, POINT, SUBJECT
    3. 🔵 '80S COMEDIES: AIRPLANE, BIG, CLUE, TWINS
    4. 🟣 ANAGRAMS: ENLIST, LISTEN, SILENT, TINSEL
  • Connections May 25, 2026

    1. 🟡 COMMON PROMO ITEMS: CAP, PIN, SHIRT, STICKER
    2. 🟢 TINY BIT: JOT, SCRAP, SHRED, WHIT
    3. 🔵 TEXTING ABBREVIATIONS: ATM, CYA, LOL, TIA
    4. 🟣 EYE___: BALL, BROW, LASH, LID
  • Connections May 24, 2026

    1. 🟡 FARM FIXTURES: COOP, PEN, SHED, STABLE
    2. 🟢 LABOR PROTEST ACTIONS: MARCH, PICKET, RALLY, STRIKE
    3. 🔵 OBJECTS USED IN RITUAL PERFORMANCES: DRUM, MASK, RATTLE, STAFF
    4. 🟣 POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES PLUS A LETTER: HERB, HISS, ITSY, MYA
  • Connections May 23, 2026

    1. 🟡 HAIRDOS: BEEHIVE, BOUFFANT, CHIGNON, POMPADOUR
    2. 🟢 MORE READILY: FIRST, PREFERABLY, RATHER, SOONER
    3. 🔵 MARVEL CHARACTERS: DAREDEVIL, HAWKEYE, NIGHTCRAWLER, WOLVERINE
    4. 🟣 WORDS AFTER "THE" IN "STAR WARS" MOVIE TITLES: EMPIRE, FORCE, LAST, PHANTOM
  • Connections May 22, 2026

    1. 🟡 REACH BACK OUT: CHECK IN, FOLLOW UP, RECONNECT, TOUCH BASE
    2. 🟢 THE WAY THINGS ARE DONE: CONVENTION, CUSTOM, SOCIAL NORM, UNWRITTEN RULE
    3. 🔵 PLACES WITH CONVEYOR BELTS: ASSEMBLY LINE, BAGGAGE CLAIM, CHECKOUT LANE, REVOLVING SUSHI BAR
    4. 🟣 STARTING WITH NAME HOMOPHONES: CARRY-ON, EL NIÑO, LOOSEY-GOOSEY, TAILOR-MADE
  • Connections May 21, 2026

    1. 🟡 KINDS OF PIES: CHESS, PECAN, PUMPKIN, SHOOFLY
    2. 🟢 THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH BUTTS: CABOOSE, CAN, MOON, PEACH
    3. 🔵 TENNIS SCORING TERMS: ADVANTAGE, DEUCE, FORTY, LOVE
    4. 🟣 ___ MUSTARD: COLONEL, HONEY, HOT, YELLOW
  • Connections May 20, 2026

    1. 🟡 STOVE KNOB SETTINGS: HIGH, MEDIUM, OFF, SIMMER
    2. 🟢 POTENCY: CONCENTRATION, FORCE, INTENSITY, MIGHT
    3. 🔵 MUSIC THEORY CONCEPTS: INTERVAL, KEY, MODE, SCALE
    4. 🟣 "___ DAY" MOVIES: GROUNDHOG, INDEPENDENCE, THE LONGEST, TRAINING
  • Connections May 19, 2026

    1. 🟡 THINGS BABIES DO: BABBLE, CRY, NURSE, TEETHE
    2. 🟢 MODIFY DECEPTIVELY: ALTER, COOK, DOCTOR, FUDGE
    3. 🔵 JUDY BLUME BOOKS: BLUBBER, DEENIE, FOREVER, SUPERFUDGE
    4. 🟣 FISH MINUS A LETTER: FOUNDER, SALON, SURGEON, TROT
  • Connections May 18, 2026

    1. 🟡 HOMOPHONES: PAIR, PARE, PEAR, PÈRE
    2. 🟢 RUPTURE: BLOW, CRACK, POP, SPLIT
    3. 🔵 MLB PLAYER: PADRE, RED, ROYAL, TWIN
    4. 🟣 FRUIT ANAGRAMS: CHEAP, EARP, LUMP, WIKI
  • Connections May 17, 2026

    1. 🟡 CONDUIT: DUCT, LINE, MAIN, PIPE
    2. 🟢 SWINDLE: FLEECE, HOSE, SQUEEZE, STIFF
    3. 🔵 TEA-MAKING VERBS: BOIL, POUR, STEEP, STRAIN
    4. 🟣 "SCHOOL" MODIFIERS: GRADE, GRAMMAR, HIGH, PRIMARY
  • Connections May 16, 2026

    1. 🟡 GLASSWARE: COUPE, FLUTE, STEIN, TUMBLER
    2. 🟢 MESS AROUND (WITH): FIDDLE, MESS, PLAY, TINKER
    3. 🔵 MUSIC PERFORMANCE DIRECTIONS: ALLEGRO, FORTE, LARGO, PIANO
    4. 🟣 ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "ASAP": BASSOON, BELFAST, NESQUICK, THERMOSTAT
  • Connections May 15, 2026

    1. 🟡 NAVIGATE THROUGH, AS A RIVER: CROSS, FORD, TRAVERSE, WADE
    2. 🟢 MULTI-TIME NBA MVPS: BIRD, CURRY, JAMES, JORDAN
    3. 🔵 NON-PALINDROMIC WORDS IN A FAMOUS PALINDROME: ABLE, ELBA, SAW, WAS
    4. 🟣 HOMOPHONES OF KINDS OF DOGS, FAMILIARLY: CIAO, PALM, PEEK, PITT
  • Connections May 14, 2026

    1. 🟡 PREMONITION: GUT FEELING, HUNCH, INTUITION, SIXTH SENSE
    2. 🟢 CELLPHONE MODES: DO NOT DISTURB, RING, SILENT, VIBRATE
    3. 🔵 BAD THINGS TO DO IN MODERN DATING: BREADCRUMB, CATFISH, GHOST, LOVE BOMB
    4. 🟣 PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORDS INCLUDE THEIR FIRST WORD: AIR CAIRO, ALL HALLOWS, ARM WARMER, THE OTHERS
  • Connections May 13, 2026

    1. 🟡 LONG SANDWICH: GRINDER, HERO, HOAGIE, SUB
    2. 🟢 PRETEXT: ARGUMENT, BASIS, CAUSE, GROUNDS
    3. 🔵 SMARTPHONE PHOTO EDITING OPTIONS: ADJUST, CROP, FILTERS, MARKUP
    4. 🟣 JELLY ___: BEAN, BELLY, DONUT, ROLL
  • Connections May 12, 2026

    1. 🟡 SUBSTANTIAL BOOK: OPUS, TOME, VOLUME, WORK
    2. 🟢 "SAINT" CITIES: MONICA, PAULO, PETERSBURG, SALVADOR
    3. 🔵 "LONG" THINGS: DISTANCE, DIVISION, JOHNS, WEEKEND
    4. 🟣 CURRENCIES PLUS A LETTER: FRANCI, RANDO, REALM, WONK
  • Connections May 11, 2026

    1. 🟡 MOVE STEALTHILY, WITH "IN": CREEP, SLIP, SNEAK, STEAL
    2. 🟢 KINDS OF SCHEMES: COLOR, PONZI, PYRAMID, RHYME
    3. 🔵 DETECTIVE MOVIES: CHINATOWN, KNIVES OUT, SEVEN, VERTIGO
    4. 🟣 BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS: ELEGY, KARMA, KEYED, SHANDY
  • Connections May 10, 2026

    1. 🟡 MUSIC PLAYER BUTTONS: PLAY, REPEAT, SHUFFLE, SKIP
    2. 🟢 DESTINED: BOUND, CERTAIN, FATED, SURE
    3. 🔵 VERBS IN MAKING A MOJITO: GARNISH, MUDDLE, POUR, STIR
    4. 🟣 WHAT "SPRING" MIGHT REFER TO: COIL, FOUNTAIN, LEAP, SEASON
  • Connections May 9, 2026

    1. 🟡 UNITS OF TV PROGRAMS: EPISODE, FRANCHISE, SEASON, SERIES
    2. 🟢 THINGS WORN AROUND THE NECK: BOA, CHAIN, LANYARD, TIE
    3. 🔵 STRINGS TIED IN KNOTS: FRIENDSHIP BRACELET, MACRAMÉ, QUIPU, SHOELACES
    4. 🟣 ___ PIECE: CONVERSATION, PERIOD, PUFF, THINK
  • Connections May 8, 2026

    1. 🟡 CANOODLING: FIRST BASE, MAKING OUT, NECKING, TONSIL HOCKEY
    2. 🟢 FIVE-SIDED THINGS: HOME PLATE, JEANS BACK POCKET, SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN, THE PENTAGON
    3. 🔵 UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE "OUT OF": LEFT FIELD, NOWHERE, THE BLUE, THIN AIR
    4. 🟣 ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S": BURGER KING WHOPPER, FILM NERD, MEMENTO, PITCHER'S MOUND
  • Connections May 7, 2026

    1. 🟡 FISHING GEAR: FLY, HOOK, LINE, NET
    2. 🟢 MULTITUDE: DROVE, HOST, MASS, PACK
    3. 🔵 COMMIT A BASKETBALL INFRACTION: CARRY, DOUBLE-DRIBBLE, GOALTEND, TRAVEL
    4. 🟣 CONTROLLED WITH UP/DOWN BUTTONS: CAR WINDOW, CHANNEL, ELEVATOR, VOLUME
  • Connections May 6, 2026

    1. 🟡 FOUND IN A CASINO: SLOT MACHINE, CARDS, DICE, CHIPS
    2. 🟢 WAYS TO FASTEN THINGS: ZIPPER, BUTTON, LACES, BUCKLE
    3. 🔵 SEEN IN A BOWLING ALLEY: SCORECARD, BOWLING BALL, BOWLING PINS, LANE
    4. 🟣 FLAG DESIGNS: HORIZONTAL TRISECTION, CIRCLE, VERTICAL TRISECTION, HORIZONTAL BISECTION
  • Connections May 5, 2026

    1. 🟡 GLIMMER: FLICKER, HINT, SUGGESTION, WHIFF
    2. 🟢 INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS: BLINK, HICCUP, SHIVER, SNEEZE
    3. 🔵 KINDS OF KNOTS: BEND, BOWLINE, HITCH, SHEEPSHANK
    4. 🟣 STARTING WITH UNITS IN COMPETITIONS: GAMELAN, MATCHSTICK, POINTER, SETBACK
  • Connections May 4, 2026

    1. 🟡 TENDER-HEARTED PERSON: MARSHMALLOW, SOFTIE, SWEETHEART, TEDDY BEAR
    2. 🟢 PELLET-FILLED THINGS: BEANIE BABY, DESICCANT PACKET, EYE PILLOW, HACKY SACK
    3. 🔵 THINGS WITH KNOBS: CONTROL PANEL, ETCH A SKETCH, RADIO, STOVE
    4. 🟣 STARTING WITH FAMILIAR NAMES FOR KINDS OF DOGS: CHOWDER, DOODLEBUG, LABUBU, PITTER-PATTER
  • Connections May 3, 2026

    1. 🟡 HOME STRUCTURES: GARAGE, HOUSE, PORCH, SHED
    2. 🟢 ASSOCIATED WITH 1960S COUNTERCULTURE: ACID, COMMUNE, FREE LOVE, HIPPIE
    3. 🔵 FAMOUS REVOLUTIONS IN HISTORY: FRENCH, GREEN, INDUSTRIAL, SEXUAL
    4. 🟣 GESTURES MADE WITH THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS: AIR QUOTES, BUNNY EARS, FINGERS CROSSED, PEACE
  • Connections May 2, 2026

    1. 🟡 CLAIRVOYANT: EXTRASENSORY, MENTAL, PSYCHIC, TELEPATHIC
    2. 🟢 STAGED PERFORMANCES: BALLET, MUSICAL, OPERA, PLAY
    3. 🔵 U.S. CABINET DEPARTMENTS: EDUCATION, INTERIOR, STATE, TREASURY
    4. 🟣 STARTING WITH NEWSPAPER NAMES: GLOBETROTTER, HERALDRY, POST-IT, TIMES TABLES
  • Connections May 1, 2026

    1. 🟡 MAKE GLOSSY: BUFF, POLISH, SHINE, WAX
    2. 🟢 TRANSLUCENT GOLDEN THINGS: ALE, AMBER, CITRINE, HONEY
    3. 🔵 FEATURES OF A BIRD'S HEAD: BEAK, COMB, CREST, WATTLE
    4. 🟣 NUMBERS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED: HIVE, MIX, POUR, WIGHT
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