Connections archive · Puzzle #1110
NYT Connections Hints & Answers — June 25, 2026 (#1110)
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
Spoiler control
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: Plug-in gear beyond the keyboard and mouse — think input, output, display, and audio at your workstation.
- Green: Synonyms for squeezed together — whether luggage, data, or a crowd with no breathing room.
- Blue: Periodic-table entries you would not want in your drinking water — heavy, toxic, or famously unstable.
- Purple: Four answers that begin with a sound-alike for a feathered creature — read the first syllable like a bird call, not a letter.
2. One word from each group a foothold
- Yellow: MICROPHONE
- Green: COMPACT
- Blue: FRANCIUM
- Purple: CRANIUM
3. The four category names no words yet
- Yellow: Computer peripherals
- Green: Tightly packed
- Blue: Hazardous elemental metals
- Purple: Starting with bird homophones
4. Reveal groups one by one
Yellow group
Computer peripherals
- MICROPHONE
- MONITOR
- PRINTER
- TRACKPAD
Green group
Tightly packed
- COMPACT
- COMPRESSED
- DENSE
- SQUASHED
Blue group
Hazardous elemental metals
- FRANCIUM
- LEAD
- MERCURY
- POLONIUM
Purple group
Starting with bird homophones
- CRANIUM
- CROQUETTE
- DUCTILE
- HOCKEY
5. Reveal everything full spoilers
Yellow — Computer peripherals
- MICROPHONE
- MONITOR
- PRINTER
- TRACKPAD
Green — Tightly packed
- COMPACT
- COMPRESSED
- DENSE
- SQUASHED
Blue — Hazardous elemental metals
- FRANCIUM
- LEAD
- MERCURY
- POLONIUM
Purple — Starting with bird homophones
- CRANIUM
- CROQUETTE
- DUCTILE
- HOCKEY
NYT Connections #1110 — quick answers
What are today's Connections categories?
Computer peripherals; Tightly packed; Hazardous elemental metals; Starting with bird homophones.
What are all the answers?
- Computer peripherals: MICROPHONE, MONITOR, PRINTER, TRACKPAD
- Tightly packed: COMPACT, COMPRESSED, DENSE, SQUASHED
- Hazardous elemental metals: FRANCIUM, LEAD, MERCURY, POLONIUM
- Starting with bird homophones: CRANIUM, CROQUETTE, DUCTILE, HOCKEY
Also for: Connections hints 6/25/26, 6-25-26, 6 25 26, 6/25/2026, and puzzle #1110.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
Yellow computer peripherals are the anchor for desk setups — tightly packed synonyms and hazardous metals split cleanly once you stop forcing MERCURY into the printer tray, and purple waits on bird homophones hiding at word starts.