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NYT Connections · #1112

NYT Connections Hints & Answers (#1112) — June 27, 2026

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“Count how many words end in WALK before you place any of them. That number will surprise you, and it changes everything about how you sort this grid.”

NYT Connections hints for June 27, 2026

Three levels of help — a definition for every word, colour-coded group nudges, and a heads-up on the traps. Skip to all answers →

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Word clues

A spoiler-free definition for every word in the grid. Tap the eye on any card to reveal which colour-group it belongs to.

1 BARBER POLEThe spinning red-and-white (sometimes blue) helix outside a barbershop — a classic striped icon.
2 BILLIARD BALLThe solid balls are plain, but the striped ones — numbered 9 through 15 — are half the set.
3 BOARDWALKThe dark-blue crown jewel of the Monopoly board — most expensive property in the game.
4 CATWALKThe long raised runway models walk down — its -WALK ending is a deliberate misdirect.
5 COLLECTIONThe seasonal lineup of garments a designer presents — the whole point of the show.
6 CREDIT CARDThe magnetic stripe on the back is the defining stripe here, not a decorative one.
7 CROSSWALKThose alternating white painted bands across the road are literal stripes — don't let the -WALK ending fool you.
8 DECANTERA glass vessel for wine — but it ends in CANTER, the smooth three-beat horse gait.
9 DESIGNERThe creative force behind the collection — often takes a bow at the end.
10 ENVELOPEA paper sleeve for a letter — ends in LOPE, the long easy stride of a horse.
11 FIREWALKThe act of crossing hot coals — ends in WALK, the slowest of the four horse gaits.
12 FOXTROTA ballroom dance — and it ends in TROT, the two-beat diagonal horse gait. Don't let the dance meaning send you the wrong way.
13 INCOME TAXA Monopoly square that costs you $200 or 10% of your assets — neither option feels good.
14 MODELThe person wearing the clothes down the runway — not a scale replica or a template here.
15 SHORT LINEOne of the four railroads on the Monopoly board, tucked on the fourth side near Go.
16 WATER WORKSThe utility square paired with Electric Company — less coveted than the railroads.
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Group hints

Four colour-coded groups, easiest → hardest. Every button reveals the hint, the category name, or a single word — tap only what you need.

See Hint Pass Go, collect $200, and land on one of these.
See Group MONOPOLY SQUARES
See WordBOARDWALK
See WordINCOME TAX
See WordSHORT LINE
See WordWATER WORKS
See Hint What you'd find backstage and front-of-house at a major style event.
See Group COMPONENTS OF A FASHION SHOW
See WordCATWALK
See WordCOLLECTION
See WordDESIGNER
See WordMODEL
See Hint Each one is known for its distinctive bands of colour or pattern.
See Group COMMONLY STRIPED THINGS
See WordBARBER POLE
See WordBILLIARD BALL
See WordCREDIT CARD
See WordCROSSWALK
See Hint A stable hand would recognise what's buried at the end of each word.
See Group ENDING IN HORSE GAITS
See WordDECANTER
See WordENVELOPE
See WordFIREWALK
See WordFOXTROT
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Words the puzzle wants you to mis-group

Read these before you guess — they're the words most likely to break a streak. Tap for the trap.

1 CATWALK Tap to see why this word traps.
You're probably grouping it with BOARDWALK as a type of walk — but here the puzzle uses it in a fashion context, not as a walkway.
2 FIREWALK Tap to see why this word traps.
You're probably reading it as the hot-coals ritual and grouping it with the other -WALK words, but the puzzle is not interested in what a firewalk is — it's interested in the last four letters of the word.
3 CROSSWALK Tap to see why this word traps.
You're probably tempted to group it with the other -WALK words, but the puzzle is using it for a visual property it shares with some very different objects.
4 DECANTER Tap to see why this word traps.
You're probably picturing a wine vessel on a dinner table, but the puzzle is interested in the last few letters, not its function.
5 FOXTROT Tap to see why this word traps.
You're probably reading it as a ballroom dance — that is the obvious trap — but the puzzle is not grouping dances today.

NYT Connections answers for June 27, 2026

All four groups revealed, easiest first. Each card holds the theme, the four words, and why the group works.

Y MONOPOLY SQUARES · Yellow · easiest
  • BOARDWALK
  • INCOME TAX
  • SHORT LINE
  • WATER WORKS

BOARDWALK, INCOME TAX, SHORT LINE and WATER WORKS are all named squares on the Monopoly board. BOARDWALK is the most expensive property in the game — landing on an opponent's hotel there is the stuff of family-game-night nightmares.

G COMPONENTS OF A FASHION SHOW · Green · easy
  • CATWALK
  • COLLECTION
  • DESIGNER
  • MODEL

CATWALK, COLLECTION, DESIGNER and MODEL are all core components of a fashion show. COLLECTION is the anchor — every other element exists to present it to the world.

B COMMONLY STRIPED THINGS · Blue · medium
  • BARBER POLE
  • BILLIARD BALL
  • CREDIT CARD
  • CROSSWALK

BARBER POLE, BILLIARD BALL, CREDIT CARD and CROSSWALK are all things commonly associated with stripes. CROSSWALK is the sneakiest — those alternating white painted bands across the road are literal stripes, and the -WALK ending is pure misdirection.

P ENDING IN HORSE GAITS · Purple · hardest
  • DECANTER
  • ENVELOPE
  • FIREWALK
  • FOXTROT

DECANTER, ENVELOPE, FIREWALK and FOXTROT each end in a horse gait: CANTER, LOPE, WALK and TROT respectively. FOXTROT is the most disorienting — its ballroom-dance meaning is so strong that solvers instinctively reach for a dance category that simply does not exist in today's grid.

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