NYT Connections Hints for June 22, 2026 — Puzzle #1107

Sixteen words, four hidden categories. Hints reveal structure, then the grouping.

Hints and answers for NYT Connections #1107 on June 22, 2026: how many groups there are, a masked theme for each group, then the four categories one at a time, then all sixteen words and the full grouping.

Puzzle date: June 22, 2026 (2026-06-22) · #1107 · Source: the game's public daily data (https://www.nytimes.com/svc/connections/v2/2026-06-22.json). Hints are derived from that day's verified answer data — no invented clues, difficulty scores or word claims.

1. The shape of the puzzle

There are 4 categories of 4 words each (16 words total).

2. The four themes, masked

Each theme below keeps its word shapes and the first letter of every word:

D _ _ _ _ _ _ _
M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. Reveal a theme, one at a time

Show theme 1

DOMINANT

Show theme 2

MULTIPLICATION INDICATORS

Show theme 3

PRONUNCIATION DESCRIPTORS

Show theme 4

STARTING WITH EXPLOSIVE ONOMATOPOEIA

NYT Connections answer for June 22, 2026 — puzzle #1107

DOMINANT

HEAD, ALPHA, LEAD, PRIMARY

MULTIPLICATION INDICATORS

X, TIMES, ●, BY

PRONUNCIATION DESCRIPTORS

STRESSED, SOFT, SILENT, SHORT

STARTING WITH EXPLOSIVE ONOMATOPOEIA

BOOMER, POWDER, POPSICLE, BANGKOK

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