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Connections #1,099 hints and answers for Sunday, June 14, 2026

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

Connections #1,099 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: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

CLASSIC SLAPSTICK PROPS

BANANA PEEL · CREAM PIE · RUBBER CHICKEN · SELTZER BOTTLE

Group 2 - Green

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 SPIN

GLOBE · GRINDSTONE · GYROSCOPE · ROULETTE WHEEL

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.

FEATURED IN "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND"

CATERPILLAR · POCKET WATCH · RABBIT HOLE · TEA PARTY

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: All four words start with the letter M - the real link runs deeper than that, but it is a place to start.

WHAT "MA" MIGHT REFER TO

MASSACHUSETTS · MASTER OF ARTS · MILLIAMPERE · MOTHER

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "Peer group"