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Connections #1,093 hints and answers for Monday, June 8, 2026

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

Connections #1,093 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.

LANDFORMS BY WATER

DELTA · ISLAND · ISTHMUS · PENINSULA

Group 2 - Green

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

SLANG FOR HEAD

COCONUT · DOME · MELON · PATE

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.

THINGS THAT CAN BE SPIKED

MOHAWK · PUNCH · SEA URCHIN · VOLLEYBALL

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: The category name leaves a blank - each of these four words fills it to make a familiar phrase.

"THE ___ MAN" MOVIES

ELEPHANT · INVISIBLE · OMEGA · RUNNING

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "Play time"