Updated
Updated · CNET · Jul 5
NYT Connections Reveals 4 July 6 Groups, Including Wile E. Coyote ACME Products
Updated
Updated · CNET · Jul 5

NYT Connections Reveals 4 July 6 Groups, Including Wile E. Coyote ACME Products

3 articles · Updated · CNET · Jul 5

Summary

  • Four categories anchor the July 6, 2026 NYT Connections puzzle, with answers now published for yellow, green, blue and purple groups.
  • The blue set carries the standout theme—ACME products used by Wile E. Coyote—with earthquake pills, iron bird seed, rocket skates and TNT.
  • Other groups cover stunning news, science fair model subjects and words starting with dating apps, yielding bombshell, revelation, shocker, thunderbolt; atom, DNA, solar system, volcano; and bumblebee, grind rail, matcha, tinderbox.
  • The report also points players to NYT hints, a Connections Bot score analysis and registered-user tracking for completion totals, win rate, perfect scores and streaks.

Insights

What is the creative process for designing the notoriously clever and misleading purple category puzzles each day?
How does the New York Times translate the success of free games like Connections into paid news subscriptions?
As Connections puzzles become more difficult, do they risk alienating the casual players who first made the game popular?