New Delhi, June 20 -- Another day, another deceptively difficult NYT Connections puzzle. Puzzle #1105, released on Saturday, June 20, 2026, challenged players with a mix of straightforward vocabulary groupings and a purple category that relied heavily on wordplay.

While the yellow and green groups were relatively accessible, many players found themselves tripped up by words that appeared to fit multiple categories at once.

Created by the New York Times Games team, NYT Connections puzzle has become one of the most-played daily word games on the internet. The objective remains simple in theory: sort 16 words into four groups of four that share a common connection. In practice, however, misleading associations and clever linguistic tricks ...