Below: the Melio Connections puzzle for Sunday, June 7, 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 Sunday, June 7, 2026 below are the Melio answers, not the NYT ones.
The 16 words
APPLE
AMBER
TANGO
GRAPE
CHERRY
BANANA
WALTZ
BLT
SAMBA
IVORY
CLUB
SALSA
INDIGO
CORAL
REUBEN
WRAP
Hint ladder
Spoiler warning
Stage 1 — letter spread
Today's 16 words are spread across the alphabet. The most common starting letters are C (3×), A (2×), B (2×), S (2×).
Stage 2 — yellow theme
The yellow group's theme is "Fruits". 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: APPLE, BANANA, CHERRY, GRAPE.
APPLEBANANACHERRYGRAPE
Stage 4 — all four themes
The four categories, in order from easiest to hardest, are: Yellow (easiest): "Fruits" · Green: "Dance styles" · Blue: "Shades that share names" · Purple (trickiest): "Sandwich types".
Stage 5 — full solution
Below is the full grouping — each row is one category.