Each day’s game of NYT Connections goes live at midnight local time. Before today’s NYT Connections hints, here’s what you missed on Tuesday:
It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means: it’s time for another round of Connections!
I watched Rambo: First Blood for the first time recently. It was one of those films I’d always meant to watch but never got around to until now. It wasn’t quite what I was expecting, as Sylvester Stallone’s portrayal of a Vietnam War veteran who is wrangling with PTSD and his actions is quite affecting.
Still, I never really believed he was in peril at any point, since the film has four sequels! That’s an unfortunate consequence of experiencing a piece of art years or even decades after it first debuted, since our broader cultural knowledge can affect its impact.
Good film, though. I’ll have to watch the clunkily titled Rambo: First Blood Part II soon.
Before we start, I want to highlight the rad community we have on Discord, where we chat about Connections, the rest of the NYT games and all kinds of other stuff. It’s a lovely group of folks. You’re more than welcome to join us.
Also, my weekend editions of this column are available over on my newsletter, Pastimes. If you enjoy the intros and recommendations in my Connections columns, I publish longer pieces along similar lines on Pastimes as well. I think you’d dig them.
Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, June 3 are coming right up. Let’s get rolling!
NYT Connections – How To Play
Connections is a free New York Times daily word game that you can play on the NYT’s website or Games app. If you have an NYT All Access or Games subscription, you can access the Connections archive, which includes every previous game.
Connections presents you with a grid of 16 words (sometimes phrases, symbols or numbers). The aim is to arrange them into four groups of four. You don’t know how they hit together or what the category for each group is: that’s what you have to figure out.
There’s only one correct solution and there are often red herrings. You can guess incorrectly three times. A fourth wrong guess, and it’s game over.
Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to deduce, followed by blue, green and purple. Often, the yellow and green groups have synonyms, the blues have cultural references and the purples have some kind of wordplay involved. But this is not a hard and fast rule. Be ready for curveballs – part of the fun of Connections is in how the NYT shakes things up to keep you on your toes.
As with Wordle and similar games, it’s easy to share results with your friends using an emoji-based grid. The game tracks your progress too.
Many players take pride in having long win streaks or getting a reverse rainbow – correctly guessing the purple, blue, green and yellow groups in that order with no mistakes. That adds an extra little challenge.
Today’s NYT Connections Word List
Scroll slowly! I’ll first give you a list of today’s words, then a hint for each category. After that, I’ll reveal one word that goes into each group. Then I’ll tell you the category names, followed by the full answers.
Today’s 16 words are…
- RAY
- JASMINE
- COLORFUL
- BELL
- STICKY
- PASTY
- BROWN
- SUSHI
- GUMMY
- ARIE
- SUGARY
- SAMOSA
- FATAYER
- URSINE
- EMPANADA
- MOAN
Today’s NYT Connections Hints
And the hints for today’s Connections groups are:
- 🟨 Yellow group — no one’s going against the grain here
- 🟩 Green group — related to a certain treat
- 🟦 Blue group — fingers crossed these don’t flake on you
- 🟪 Purple group — they’re practically royalty in a certain kingdom in Paris or Tokyo
NYT Connections – One Answer Per Group
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Let’s take a look at one answer for each group.
Here we go…
- 🟨 Yellow group — JASMINE
- 🟩 Green group — URSINE
- 🟦 Blue group — FATAYER
- 🟪 Purple group — MOAN
Today’s NYT Connections Categories
Today’s Connections groups are…
- 🟨 Yellow group — kinds of rice
- 🟩 Green group — gummy bear descriptors
- 🟦 Blue group — savory stuffed pastries
- 🟪 Purple group — Disney princesses minus a letter
Today’s NYT Connections Answers
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your last chance to look away.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are…
The yellows were first up thanks to JASMINE and SUSHI. No problem there. I recalled that URSINE refers to bears, so that plus GUMMY locked in the greens.
I didn’t know what a FATAYER was, but it made the most sense to go with the rest of the blues. That left the purples, for which I should have figured out the category and I am annoyed I did not. In hindsight, JASMINE (from Aladdin) was a fun easter egg hinting at that.
I don’t think I did my best work with the hints today. I’ll strive to do better tomorrow.
In any case, that’s win number 458 in a row.
How did you get on this time? Here’s my grid:
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Want to know more about how everything fits together? Let’s explore today’s game in more depth in my NYT Connections Answers Explained column. You can check that out by visiting my author page.
That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog tomorrow for hints and the solution for Thursday’s game if you need them.
P.S. I haven’t seen Bloc Party live in forever, so I’m looking forward to going to their show here next month. “So Here We Are” from their 2005 album Silent Alarm is utterly gorgeous. I adore the way the guitars dance around each other and how the song builds with Kele Okereke’s magnetic vocals at the heart of it. Easily one of the best indie rock songs of the 2000s:
Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love!
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