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Connections #1,090 hints and answers for Friday, June 5, 2026

Edited by Wyna Liu · Groups listed easiest to hardest: yellow, green, blue, purple

Connections #1,090 puts four groups of four on the board, running from the yellow group through to purple. For each group below: read the hint first, then show the category name when you want it, then the four words.

Group 1 - Yellow

Hint: These four belong together for one clean reason. If two of them pair up in your head first, let the other two confirm it.

ASSOCIATED WITH HANSEL AND GRETEL

BREADCRUMB · FOREST · OVEN · WITCH

Group 2 - Green

Hint: Four words, one thread. Say each of the four out loud - the link is usually plainer than it looks.

BIT OF CEREAL

CLUSTER · FLAKE · LOOP · PUFF

Group 3 - Blue

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

DEMI MOORE MOVIES

DISCLOSURE · GHOST · STRIPTEASE · THE SUBSTANCE

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: These four belong together for one clean reason. If two of them pair up in your head first, let the other two confirm it.

ENDING IN METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION

INCUBUS · OSCAR · QUATRAIN · SITUATIONSHIP

Next on the board

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Theme clue: "You wanna go?"