NYT Connections puzzle answers for June 4‑6, 2026

The New York Times daily word game Connections released three consecutive puzzles in early June 2026. Game #1089 (June 4) featured categories “Painting media”, “Espirit”, “Starts of classic hip‑hop groups” and “Ghost ___”, with the solutions ACRYLIC, GOUACHE, OIL, TEMPER; GUSTO, GANACHE, VERVE, VINEGAR; BEASTIE, PUBLIC, RUN, SALT; KITCHEN, PEPPER, TOWN, WRITER. Game #1090 (June 5) used the themes “Associated with Hansel and Gretel”, “But of cereal”, “Demi Moore movies” and “Ending in methods of transportation”, yielding the groups BREADCRUMB, FOREST, OVEN, WITCH; CLUSTER, FLAKE, LOOP, PUFF; DISCLOSURE, GHOST, STRIPTEASE, THE SUBSTANCE; INCUBUS, OSCAR, QUATRAIN, SITUATIONSHIP. Game #1091 (June 6) offered “Pillar”, “Indicate, as emotions”, “Kinds of lizards” and “___ Table”, solved as POLE, POST, SHAFT, STAKE; BETRAY, DISPLAY, EXPRESS, REGISTER; BASILISK, DRAGON, MONITOR, SKINK; DINNER, DRAFTING, ROUND, TIMES. Each article provided hints, category descriptions and the full solutions for the respective day's puzzle.