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Monday, July 6, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — July 6, 2026

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Word grid

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

ATOM
BOMBSHELL
BUMBLEBEE
DNA
EARTHQUAKE PILLS
GRIND RAIL
IRON BIRD SEED
MATCHA
REVELATION
ROCKET SKATES
SHOCKER
SOLAR SYSTEM
THUNDERBOLT
TINDERBOX
TNT
VOLCANO
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Themes

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

STUNNING NEWSStraightforward
SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTSModerate
ACME PRODUCTS USED BY WILE E. COYOTETricky
STARTING WITH DATING APPSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

STUNNING NEWSStraightforward
WORDS FOR A PIECE OF SURPRISING, JAW-DROPPING NEWS+ 3 more…
SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTSModerate
CLASSIC THINGS KIDS BUILD OR DISPLAY AT SCIENCE FAIRS+ 3 more…
ACME PRODUCTS USED BY WILE E. COYOTETricky
FICTIONAL CATALOG ITEMS ORDERED BY A CERTAIN CARTOON DESERT PREDATOR+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH DATING APPSDevious
EACH WORD BEGINS WITH THE NAME OF A POPULAR DATING APP+ 3 more…
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Full solution
STUNNING NEWSStraightforward
BOMBSHELL,REVELATION,SHOCKER,THUNDERBOLT

BOMBSHELL, REVELATION, SHOCKER, and THUNDERBOLT are all terms used to describe a stunning or shocking piece of news.

SCIENCE FAIR MODEL SUBJECTSModerate
ATOM,DNA,SOLAR SYSTEM,VOLCANO

ATOM, DNA, SOLAR SYSTEM, and VOLCANO are all quintessential subjects for science fair projects, often built as models or demonstrations.

ACME PRODUCTS USED BY WILE E. COYOTETricky
EARTHQUAKE PILLS,IRON BIRD SEED,ROCKET SKATES,TNT

EARTHQUAKE PILLS, IRON BIRD SEED, ROCKET SKATES, and TNT are all ACME brand products used by Wile E. Coyote in his perpetually failing attempts to catch the Road Runner.

STARTING WITH DATING APPSDevious
BUMBLEBEE,GRIND RAIL,MATCHA,TINDERBOX

BUMBLEBEE starts with BUMBLE, GRIND RAIL starts with GRINDR, MATCHA starts with MATCH, and TINDERBOX starts with TINDER — all popular dating apps.

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