Find the links between the words to win today’s game of Connections.
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Each day’s game of NYT Connections goes live at midnight local time. Before today’s NYT Connections hints, here’s what you missed on Sunday:
Hey there, Connectors! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I’m happy to be back with you for another weekday run of this column.
As always, I love to get things started on Mondays with a fun, upbeat song to hopefully lift your spirits. If it gets you singing and dancing a bit, even better.
The main thing I’m thinking about right now is Scotland’s fortunes at the World Cup. So, JJ Bull’s “The Very Unofficial Scotland World Cup Song” popped into my life at exactly the right time. I only just learned about this song on Friday. It instantly replaced the tune I previously had in mind for this intro.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t get any of the references in the song or anything at all about football (not soccer), really. This is an absolute banger that sounds like LCD Soundsystem spent quite a bit of time in Glasgow.
It’s bread and circuses, baby. With a bicycle kick:
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Before we start, I want to highlight the rad community we have on Discord, where we chat about Connections, the rest of the NYT games and all kinds of other stuff. It’s a lovely group of folks. You’re more than welcome to join us.
Also, my weekend editions of this column are available over on my newsletter, Pastimes. If you enjoy the intros and recommendations in my Connections columns, I publish longer pieces along similar lines on Pastimes as well. I think you’d dig them.
Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, June 15 are coming right up. Let’s get rolling!
Today’s NYT Connections Word List
Scroll slowly! I’ll first give you a list of today’s words, then a hint for each category. After that, I’ll reveal one word that goes into each group. Then I’ll tell you the category names, followed by the full answers.
Today’s 16 words are…
- HORSE
- ANEMONE
- SNAKE
- CHANGE
- LEGS
- DOG
- LARKSPUR
- SHOWER
- DRAGON
- TRACTION
- PRIMP
- MONKSHOOD
- MOMENTUM
- PHLOX
- ACCESSORIZE
- STAMINA
Today’s NYT Connections Hints
And the hints for today’s Connections groups are:
- 🟨 Yellow group — sticking around for a while
- 🟩 Green group — all dolled up
- 🟦 Blue group — center of attention for a year at a time
- 🟪 Purple group — like lantana and kerria
NYT Connections – One Answer Per Group
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Let’s take a look at one answer for each group.
Here we go…
- 🟨 Yellow group — LEGS
- 🟩 Green group — CHANGE
- 🟦 Blue group — HORSE
- 🟪 Purple group — MONKSHOOD
Today’s NYT Connections Categories
Today’s Connections groups are…
- 🟨 Yellow group — staying power
- 🟩 Green group — get ready for a night out
- 🟦 Blue group — Chinese zodiac animals
- 🟪 Purple group — flowers
Today’s NYT Connections Answers
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your last chance to look away.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are…
Connections answers for June 15, 2026
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I got the Chinese zodiac animals first. No issue there. They were the only animals on the grid after all.
The yellows were next up, thanks to MOMENTUM and LEGS. I knew LARKSPUR and ANEMONE (thanks, Finding Nemo!) were flowers, and used process of elimination to get the rest of the purples after figuring out the green group.
Nice to start the week with a win. That’s my 470th in a row.
How did you get on this time? Here’s my grid:
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That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog tomorrow for hints and the solution for tomorrow’s game if you need them.
P.S. Charlotte Cardin never misses. Her latest single, “Take Me Back,” is a captivating, sophisticated pop song. I adore that her recent music videos have had lovely hand-drawn animated outros too:
Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love!
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