Connections archive · Puzzle #1102
NYT Connections Hints & Answers — June 17, 2026 (#1102)
Group hints and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle on . Get a spoiler-free nudge for each group, or reveal the full solution — your call.
Difficulty: Medium
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Choose how much to reveal
Reveal one step at a time — nudges first, full answers only if you ask.
1. Group nudges spoiler-free
- Yellow: Small tucked-away spaces — the kind you'd curl up in with a book.
- Green: Anatomy words that double as slang for boldness or sass.
- Blue: Names from Olympus — one echoes, one judges, one delivers the rainbow.
- Purple: Each answer begins with a word that means type or sort — read the opening letters carefully.
2. One word from each group a foothold
- Yellow: CAVITY
- Green: CHEEK
- Blue: CALLIOPE
- Purple: CLASSIC
3. The four category names no words yet
- Yellow: Alcove
- Green: Bodily words for attitude
- Blue: Figures in Greek myth
- Purple: Starting with synonyms for "ilk"
4. Reveal groups one by one
Yellow group
Alcove
- CAVITY
- NICHE
- NOOK
- RECESS
Green group
Bodily words for attitude
- CHEEK
- LIP
- MOUTH
- NERVE
Blue group
Figures in Greek myth
- CALLIOPE
- ECHO
- IRIS
- NEMESIS
Purple group
Starting with synonyms for "ilk"
- CLASSIC
- KINDLE
- SORTIE
- TYPEFACE
5. Reveal everything full spoilers
Yellow — Alcove
- CAVITY
- NICHE
- NOOK
- RECESS
Green — Bodily words for attitude
- CHEEK
- LIP
- MOUTH
- NERVE
Blue — Figures in Greek myth
- CALLIOPE
- ECHO
- IRIS
- NEMESIS
Purple — Starting with synonyms for "ilk"
- CLASSIC
- KINDLE
- SORTIE
- TYPEFACE
NYT Connections #1102 — quick answers
What are today's Connections categories?
Alcove; Bodily words for attitude; Figures in Greek myth; Starting with synonyms for "ilk".
What are all the answers?
- Alcove: CAVITY, NICHE, NOOK, RECESS
- Bodily words for attitude: CHEEK, LIP, MOUTH, NERVE
- Figures in Greek myth: CALLIOPE, ECHO, IRIS, NEMESIS
- Starting with synonyms for "ilk": CLASSIC, KINDLE, SORTIE, TYPEFACE
Also for: Connections hints 6/17/26, 6-17-26, 6 17 26, 6/17/2026, and puzzle #1102.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
Cozy corners and body-part attitude pair cleanly; the purple group rewards anyone who reads the first three letters of each word as a hidden synonym for "kind."