New York Times releases June puzzles for Connections and Pips games

The New York Times published its daily Connections puzzle on June 6, 2026 (grid #1091). The 16-word grid was divided into four categories: structural supports (pole, post, shaft, stake), verbs that reveal emotions (betray, display, express, register), types of lizards (basilisk, dragon, monitor, skink), and words that pair with "table" (dinner, drafting, round, times).

On June 8, the newspaper offered a step‑by‑step guide for its Pips puzzle, providing hints and complete solutions for the Easy, Medium and Hard difficulty levels. The guide walks solvers through each step of the puzzles, aiming to help players complete the challenges without excessive difficulty.