Does the June 5, 2026 (#1090) edition of NYT Connections have you scratching your head? Here are some clues and hints to help solve today’s puzzle, as well as the final answers to keep your streak going.
Connections by The New York Times is a daily word game created by Wyna Liu that is available for free on the NYT Games website or its official mobile app. The objective of this popular puzzle is to create groups of four from a given array of 16 different words. Players get only four guesses to find the hidden connections in the group and select the words that belong together in a common group. The game is over once a player completes all four groups. Moreover, NYT Connections also offers a “one away…” hint when a player gets close to solving a group.
So, here are the hints and answers for the June 5 Connections puzzle.
Connections hints for June 5
Here are some hints for each group:
- Yellow Group: The words in this group are related to a popular children’s tale.
- Green Group: This collection features words related to a breakfast staple.
- Blue Group: This set features movies starring a famous Oscar-nominated actress.
- Purple Group: This group features words whose last syllables are things that serve a common purpose.
What are the Connections answers for today
Without further ado, here are the themes and answers for the June 5, 2026, NYT Connections puzzle:
Yellow Group: Associated With Hansel And Gretel – BREADCRUMB, FOREST, OVEN, and WITCH.
Green Group: Bit Of Cereal – CLUSTER, FLAKE, LOOP, and PUFF.
Blue Group: Demi Moore Movies – DISCLOSURE, GHOST, STRIPTEASE, and THE SUBSTANCE.
Purple Group: Ending In Methods Of Transportation – INCUBUS, OSCAR, QUATRAIN, and SITUATIONSHIP.
Besides Connections, other popular puzzles available in The New York Times Games collection include Wordle, Strands, Pips, and Sudoku. While these are available for free, some other puzzles, like the NYT Crosswords and Letter Boxed, are locked behind a paywall.
