Each day’s game of NYT Connections goes live at midnight local time. Before today’s Connections hints and answers, here’s what you missed on Wednesday:
Hey there, Connectors! I hope you’ve had a great week so far.
It’s been an exceptionally busy couple of weeks at work for me. I haven’t had a ton of free time, so it’s taken me longer than I would have liked to play and write about 007 First Light (I’m a tad too late to formally review it, unfortunately!). Goodness me, though, it’s a very good video game.
It’s a fantastic adventure that acts as a really strong James Bond origin story. Developer IO Interactive did a stellar job. It neatly balanced all of the key Bond elements, from spycraft to 007’s charm and wacky gadgets to blockbuster set pieces. The pacing is top notch. The cast is great too.
Really enjoying this one. I’m very much looking forward to seeing how IOI builds on the base game, hopefully in similar fashion to the Hitman series.
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.
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Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, June 11 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…
- DEVIL
- STRIP
- PAPAL
- BRONCHO
- VENO
- BRASS BAND
- UCONN
- RHINO
- CARDIO
- TROUPER
- VIKING HELMET
- BALANCE
- ELLE
- WEIGHTS
- FORERUNNER
- STRETCHING
Today’s NYT Connections Hints
And the hints for today’s Connections groups are:
- 🟨 Yellow group — time to get physical
- 🟩 Green group — maybe don’t flash some red around if you want to avoid ’em
- 🟦 Blue group — they sound way too big for most people’s needs
- 🟪 Purple group — better not leave anyone short when you send something with these
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 — CARDIO
- 🟩 Green group — BRASS BAND
- 🟦 Blue group — UCONN
- 🟪 Purple group — STRIP
Today’s NYT Connections Categories
Today’s Connections groups are…
- 🟨 Yellow group — parts of a workout routine
- 🟩 Green group — things with horns
- 🟦 Blue group — homophones of SUVs
- 🟪 Purple group — payment apps 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…
I got the greens right away, quickly followed by the yellows.
I was absolutely stumped for the blues and purples. After walking away for a while and coming back to the game with fresh eyes, I mispronounced PAPAL as PayPal and was able to figure out the purples from there after clocking VENO and STRIP.
I would have had absolutely no clue with the blues. Even though I have to write about them on occasion, I’m not a car guy in the slightest. So I think I was very lucky to escape this one with a my 466th win 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 tomorrow’s game if you need them.
P.S. Speaking of 007 First Light, Lana Del Ray recorded the theme song for it. “First Light” is a proper Bond theme! The production is massive and orchestral. I dig it:
Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love!
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