Below: the Melio Connections puzzle for Tuesday, June 2, 2026, a progressive hint ladder so you can work toward the solution without spoiling it, and the full color-coded grouping if you want the answer outright.
Heads up: Melio’s Connections grids are independently authored. The answers for Tuesday, June 2, 2026 below are the Melio answers, not the NYT ones.
The 16 words
POKER
RUMMY
AMERICANO
FARFALLE
SOLITAIRE
BETA
MOCHA
DELTA
RIGATONI
OMEGA
LATTE
FUSILLI
ALPHA
PENNE
BRIDGE
ESPRESSO
Hint ladder
Spoiler warning
Stage 1: letter spread
Today's 16 words are spread across the alphabet. The most common starting letters are A (2×), P (2×), R (2×), F (2×).
Stage 2: yellow theme
The yellow group's theme is "Coffee drinks". That's the easiest grouping; pick the four words that fit and you're a quarter of the way through.
Stage 3: yellow group reveal
The four yellow words are: LATTE, MOCHA, ESPRESSO, AMERICANO.
LATTEMOCHAESPRESSOAMERICANO
Stage 4: all four themes
The four categories, in order from easiest to hardest, are: Yellow (easiest): "Coffee drinks" · Green: "Pasta shapes" · Blue: "Card games" · Purple (trickiest): "Greek letters".
Stage 5: full solution
Below is the full grouping; each row is one category.