Issue #1169 Sat 6 Jun
Connections hints — June 6, 2026
Today's grid requires a bit of steady hand and a clear head. Expect to move through the sections with a patient, measured pace.
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Yellow group
The fence line in the back pasture, the tent pegs you hammer into hard-packed dirt, or the structural support in a cellar.
Structural supports
Synonyms
Members are 4–5 letters; first letters P, S.
PILLAR
One is POLE.
POLE · POST · SHAFT · STAKE
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Green group
A flushed face, a trembling lip, or the way eyes widen when a secret slips out.
Verbal expressions of state
Verb synonyms
Members are 6–8 letters; first letters B, D, E, R.
INDICATE, AS EMOTIONS
One is BETRAY.
BETRAY · DISPLAY · EXPRESS · REGISTER
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Blue group
Look at a pet store terrarium, a desert nature documentary, or the ancient sculpture in a museum hall.
Reptile varieties
Examples of one named set
Members are 5–8 letters; first letters B, D, M, S.
KINDS OF LIZARDS
One is BASILISK.
BASILISK · DRAGON · MONITOR · SKINK
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Violet group
Where the lawnmower lives, where the mail piles up, where the kids hide.
Compound nouns
Each fills the same blank
Members are 5–8 letters; first letters D, R, T.
___ TABLE
One is DINNER.
DINNER · DRAFTING · ROUND · TIMES