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Friday, June 19, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — June 19, 2026

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

CHOPSTICKS
COINCIDENTALLY
DIM SUM
FORTUNE COOKIE
FÜR ELISE
HEART AND SOUL
MISO PASTE
PARMESAN
PEOPLE PERSON
SOY SAUCE
SPINDERELLA
TEETOTAL
THE ENTERTAINER
TIME MACHINE
VEGEMITE
VISCOUNT
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

UMAMI-RICH FOODSStraightforward
THINGS A BEGINNER MIGHT LEARN ON THE PIANOModerate
STARTING WITH MAGAZINESTricky
ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "AGGREGATE"Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

UMAMI-RICH FOODSStraightforward
THESE SAVORY INGREDIENTS ARE FAMOUS FOR THAT FIFTH TASTE SENSATION+ 3 more…
THINGS A BEGINNER MIGHT LEARN ON THE PIANOModerate
SIMPLE SONGS THAT EVERY NEW PIANO STUDENT SEEMS TO TACKLE FIRST+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH MAGAZINESTricky
EACH OF THESE PHRASES SECRETLY BEGINS WITH A WELL-KNOWN PUBLICATION+ 3 more…
ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "AGGREGATE"Devious
THE TAIL END OF EACH WORD OR PHRASE SECRETLY MEANS 'TOTAL AMOUNT'+ 3 more…
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Full solution
UMAMI-RICH FOODSStraightforward
MISO PASTE,PARMESAN,SOY SAUCE,VEGEMITE

MISO PASTE, PARMESAN, SOY SAUCE, and VEGEMITE are all foods exceptionally high in umami, the savory fifth taste, due to their glutamate content

THINGS A BEGINNER MIGHT LEARN ON THE PIANOModerate
CHOPSTICKS,FÜR ELISE,HEART AND SOUL,THE ENTERTAINER

CHOPSTICKS, FÜR ELISE, HEART AND SOUL, and THE ENTERTAINER are all classic beginner piano pieces that novice players commonly learn early in their musical education

STARTING WITH MAGAZINESTricky
FORTUNE COOKIE,PEOPLE PERSON,SPINDERELLA,TIME MACHINE

FORTUNE (cookie), PEOPLE (person), SPIN (derella), and TIME (machine) — each phrase starts with the name of a famous magazine

ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "AGGREGATE"Devious
COINCIDENTALLY,DIM SUM,TEETOTAL,VISCOUNT

COINCIDENTALLY ends in ALLY (no — TOTAL), DIM SUM ends in SUM, TEETOTAL ends in TOTAL, and VISCOUNT ends in COUNT — all synonyms for aggregate or total amount

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