Connections archive · Puzzle #1111

NYT Connections Hints & Answers — June 26, 2026 (#1111)

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: Grab-and-munch party-bowl staples — salty, brittle bites you reach for between sips.
  • Green: From forest giant to tiny fragment — four answers scaling a tree down to splinters and planks.
  • Blue: Sheltered dips and valleys in the landscape — poetic words for hollows below the ridgeline.
  • Purple: Four answers that start as familiar shades or pigments, then hide one sneaky extra letter at the end.
2. One word from each group a foothold
  • Yellow: CHIP
  • Green: BOARD
  • Blue: DALE
  • Purple: BRONZER
3. The four category names no words yet
  • Yellow: Crunchy snack item
  • Green: Various amounts of wood
  • Blue: Areas of low ground
  • Purple: Colors plus a letter
4. Reveal groups one by one
Yellow group

Crunchy snack item

  • CHIP
  • CRACKER
  • NUT
  • PRETZEL
Green group

Various amounts of wood

  • BOARD
  • LOG
  • SPLINTER
  • TREE
Blue group

Areas of low ground

  • DALE
  • DELL
  • GORGE
  • HOLLOW
Purple group

Colors plus a letter

  • BRONZER
  • PINKY
  • REDO
  • TANG
5. Reveal everything full spoilers

Yellow — Crunchy snack item

  • CHIP
  • CRACKER
  • NUT
  • PRETZEL

Green — Various amounts of wood

  • BOARD
  • LOG
  • SPLINTER
  • TREE

Blue — Areas of low ground

  • DALE
  • DELL
  • GORGE
  • HOLLOW

Purple — Colors plus a letter

  • BRONZER
  • PINKY
  • REDO
  • TANG

Today's puzzle, in a nutshell

Yellow snack-bowl staples are the easy anchor — wood quantities and low ground split cleanly once you stop forcing GORGE into the pretzel pile, and purple waits on color names hiding an extra letter.

NYT Connections #1111 — quick answers

What are today's Connections categories?

Crunchy snack item; Various amounts of wood; Areas of low ground; Colors plus a letter.

What are all the answers?
  • Crunchy snack item: CHIP, CRACKER, NUT, PRETZEL
  • Various amounts of wood: BOARD, LOG, SPLINTER, TREE
  • Areas of low ground: DALE, DELL, GORGE, HOLLOW
  • Colors plus a letter: BRONZER, PINKY, REDO, TANG

Also for: Connections hints 6/26/26, 6-26-26, 6 26 26, 6/26/2026, and puzzle #1111.

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