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Solving NYT Connections for Friday, June 12, 2026? Use the color-by-color hints first, then reveal all four groups for puzzle #1097.
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The letters, categories, or grid logic that made this one tricky.
What made this one tricky:
The common thread is at the start of each phrase. CHARM, CURSE, HEX, and SPELL are incantation words. MURDER, PACK, PRIDE, and SCHOOL can name animal groups. COPY, ECHO, MIRROR, and QUOTE all point to repetition. The trickiest set uses river parts: BANK, BED, DELTA, and MOUTH.
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| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jun 12, 2026 | Connections #1097 | Incantations / animal group names / repeat synonyms / river parts |
| Thu, Jun 11, 2026 | Connections #1096 | Workout routine / horned things / SUV homophones / payment apps minus a letter |
| Wed, Jun 10, 2026 | Connections #1095 | Technique / wet-surface buildup / theater parts / counted in document word counts |
A good solve path is to ignore the second word at first and test the opening word of each phrase. Once CHARM, CURSE, HEX, and SPELL line up, the animal-group and river-part patterns become easier to spot.
The groups are phrases starting with incantations, animal group names, synonyms for repeat, and parts of a river.
The purple category is starting with parts of a river: BANK TELLER, BED HEAD, DELTA AIRLINES, and MOUTH GUARD.
The river-parts group is the trickiest because the clue depends only on the first word of each phrase.
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