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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is just jammed full of creative, lively words. Fans of a certain music genre and of colorful fictional characters will ace this one. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Rock on.
Green group hint: Here comes the bride.
Blue group hint: Elmo is another one.
Purple group hint: Boob tube might also fit.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Prog bands
Green group: Classic wedding gifts
Blue group: Red characters
Purple group: Rhyming compound words
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for June 24, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is prog bands. The four answers are Genesis, King Crimson, Pink Floyd and Rush.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is classic wedding gifts. The four answers are china, luggage, money and toaster.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is red characters. The four answers are Clifford, Deadpool, Kool-Aid Man and Mr. Krabs.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is rhyming compound words. The four answers are chick flick, helter skelter, Humpty Dumpty and mumbo jumbo.
