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The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you love being by the water.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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The NYT's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.

If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

SEE ALSO: NYT Pips hints, answers for June 8, 2026 Here's a hint for today's Connections categories

Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

• Yellow: By the sea

• Green: Noggin

• Blue: Pointed

• Purple: Popular films

Here are today's Connections categories

Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

• Yellow: Landforms by water

• Green: Slang for head

• Blue: Things that can be spiked

• Purple: "The ___ Man" movies

Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.

Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today's Connections #1093 is...

What is the answer to Connections today

• Landforms by water: DELTA, ISLAND, ISTHMUS, PENINSULA

• Slang for head: COCONUT, DOME, MELON, PATE

• Things that can be spiked: MOHAWK, PUNCH, SEA URCHIN, VOLLEYBALL

• "The ___ Man" movies: COCONUT, DOME, MELON, PATE

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

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Are you also playing NYT Strands? Get all the Strands hints you need for today's puzzle.

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Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Connections.

Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're a gamer.

Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

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By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.

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The words are related to gaming.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

These words describe popular games.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is vertical.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is Game Night.

NYT Strands word list for June 8

• Spinners

• Tokens

• Dice

• Game Night

• Cards

• Tiles

• Boards

• Chips

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Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're part of a clan.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once. 

Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.

What's the best Wordle starting word?

The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.

What happened to the Wordle archive?

The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.

Is Wordle getting harder?

It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn't any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle's Hard Mode if you're after more of a challenge, though.

SEE ALSO: NYT Pips hints, answers for June 8, 2026 Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:

A gang.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

The letter A appears twice.

Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...

Today's Wordle starts with the letter M.

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Get your last guesses in now, because it's your final chance to solve today's Wordle before we reveal the solution.

Drumroll please!

The solution to today's Wordle is...

MAFIA

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints. Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

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Luxury electric SUVs have quickly become one of the most expensive corners of the automotive market, with many premium compact models routinely pushing well beyond the $60,000 mark. Buyers are often forced to choose between cutting-edge technology, strong performance, and upscale interiors, all while paying a significant price premium for the badge on the hood.

Most people are told never to use a Wi-Fi extender, and in most situations, that's sound advice. Many Wi-Fi extenders cut your bandwidth in half, increase latency, can interfere with your main router's Wi-Fi signal, can be unreliable, often have limited range, and are usually the worst way to extend Wi-Fi to dead spots in your home.

A brand-new Spyro game is on its way, video game studio Toys for Bob revealed during the 2026 Xbox Games Showcase.

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Titled Spyro: A Realm Beyond, the game is set for a spring 2027 release. It is the first new Spyro game since 2008's The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, and is created in collaboration between Toys for Bob and Microsoft's Activision.

Some elements of Spyro: A Realm Beyond will be familiar to fans of the franchise. Tom Kenny is back to voice the title character, a role he's played since 1999's Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage.

However, some aspects will be totally new to the Spyro games. Most notably, its new flight mechanic, which Toys for Bob describes as "not gliding, not a limited set of flight levels. True dragon flight."

A teaser released at the Xbox Games Showcase revealed what some of this flight gameplay would look like, showing Spyro soaring far off the ground.

According to Lou Studdert, associate creative director for Spyro: A Realm Beyond at Toys for Bob, players can just "press a button" to get fully airborne. There are no restrictions on when or where players can do this, but, of course, the game will force them to think strategically about how to use their flight within the environment.

The true dragon flight, along with Spyro's new, larger-winged look, make their debuts in Spyro: A Realm Beyond, coming to Xbox Series X and S, PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2 next spring.

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I’m admittedly very much a Phone Guy, but my love for smartphones hasn’t translated to a love for accessories. However, there’s one particular accessory that I’ve become very attached to, and I never would have expected it.

If you're a gamer, you probably hate lag just as much as I do. While I definitely enjoy a single-player game, I play online quite a lot, which means that lag or disconnects both result in terrible gameplay. Not just for me, but also for my teammates (if I have any at the time). My various internet issues made me the laughingstock of my entire team for a time.

Luxury three-row SUVs have quietly become one of the hottest corners of the automotive market. Families with bigger budgets aren't willing to give up comfort, technology, or badge appeal just because they need extra seats and more cargo room.

When you switch to Linux, you'll notice that sometimes there are apps which don't have a native version on Linux. At that point, you might be told that you need to run your app through a compatibility layer. However, before you try to open that can of worms, it's a good idea to look for an open-source replacement for that app.

With Mortal Kombat II in movie theaters and Street Fighter coming soon, 2026 is a big year for film adaptations of fighting games. But even more are on the way.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, a movie based on SNK's Fatal Fury is in the works at indie production banner The Arena. The company has commissioned a script from David S. Goyer (Foundation, The Dark Knight trilogy), which will tell the story of brothers Terry and Andy Bogard. In the original game, the pair are seeking vengeance against crime boss Geese Howard after he killed their adoptive father. And what better way to exact their vengeance than through a high-stakes combat tournament?

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Fatal Fury is just one part of Arena's larger plan to build out an entertainment franchise around South Town, a fictional American city where several of SNK's games take place.

Also in the works is the feature film Geese, an origin story for Geese Howard that is reportedly inspired by The Godfather and Joker. Grant Singer (Netflix's Reptile) is set to write and direct.

Arena's plans for the world of South Town go beyond films. An animated Fatal Fury series, titled Fatal Fury: The Vow, is in development from Robert Kirkman's Skybound, which also makes Invincible.

Elsewhere, webtoon author Brandon Chen is developing an Art of Fighting webtoon, which will be the first of Arena's South Town titles to be released.

The summer blockbuster is one of the greatest things about this time of year. Originally established in the 1970s, Jaws proved summer movies could be profitable. A few years later, Star Wars proved a movie could become a year-round cultural empire. Action and fantasy movies thus created a new archetype for box office hits.

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Ten years ago, a buyer shopping for a fun, rear-wheel drive sports car under $40,000 had some decent choices. Today, that list has shrunk, and the ones that remain have largely shifted to automatic transmissions as the standard treatment. In some cases, a manual may be offered, but only as an upgrade for enthusiasts willing to pay for it. The 2027 Subaru BRZ goes the other direction. The six-speed manual is standard. The automatic is the upgrade.

Many of us still remember the infamous Samsung Galaxy Note 7 incident, which highlighted just how volatile phone batteries can be when they fail. In that case, faulty batteries could overheat, enter thermal runaway, and in some instances catch fire. Since then, manufacturers have put a lot of effort into making modern batteries safer, and serious failures like that have become extremely rare.

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For a long time, the light on my porch was turned on based on sunset. When sunset arrived, the light would come on. While it worked okay, it was far from perfect, with the light sometimes coming on when it was still fairly bright, or not coming on despite it having gotten quite dark. Automating the light using the weather solved my problems.

Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. could soon face opposition from U.S. States.

As reported by Reuters, California, New York, and other unnamed states are preparing to file a lawsuit to block the merger. Sources say the lawsuit would be filed "in the coming weeks."

The lawsuit's specific complaints are unknown at this time, though they could align with Hollywood and US senators' prior criticisms of the merger, which include antitrust concerns and concerns about the merger's harmful impact on the increasingly fragile film and TV industry.

Even if the lawsuit doesn't succeed in blocking the merger entirely, it could still significantly delay the deal. The consequences of a delay wouldn't be pretty for Paramount. If the deal isn't closed by October, the company will have to pay shareholders a daily fee of around $6.9 million.

However, Paramount has been laying the political groundwork for a smoother journey to regulatory clearance. As Reuters notes, Paramount CEO David Ellison's father, Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison, has ties to President Donald Trump. David Ellison has also been taking steps to appease the Trump administration since the Paramount-Skydance merger, resulting in internal conflict at Paramount, as seen most recently in CBS's firing of 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley.

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