Your first Connections puzzle of the week is on the slightly easier side of things, but I would never call this game downright easy. A few hints might well help you on your way, so read down for my suggestions.
What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #365) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- ARROW
- CRUCIFIX
- HYPHEN
- HYBRID
- ANGRY
- COMPLEX
- SUBSTANCE
- CHECKBOX
- BAROQUE
- CRUX
- INVOLVED
- HEART
- ESSENCE
- ELABORATE
- BETRAY
- BULLET
NYT Connections today (game #365) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Get to the center of things
- Green: This puzzle is really _______?
- Blue: They can replace numbers in a document
- Purple: +
Need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #365) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CORE
- GREEN: COMPLICATED
- BLUE: SYMBOLS USED IN MAKING LISTS
- PURPLE: WHAT “CROSS” MIGHT MEAN
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #365) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #365, are…
- YELLOW: CORE CRUX, ESSENCE, HEART, SUBSTANCE
- GREEN: COMPLICATED BAROQUE, COMPLEX, ELABORATE, INVOLVED
- BLUE: SYMBOLS USED IN MAKING LISTS ARROW, BULLET, CHECKBOX, HYPHEN
- PURPLE: WHAT “CROSS” MIGHT MEAN ANGRY, BETRAY, CRUCIFIX, HYBRID
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Here's another Connections puzzle that I solved out of order, so to speak. But that got me thinking: how do the NYT decide which is the more difficult of each? It's not always obvious to me, and the idea that ARROW, BULLET, CHECKBOX and HYPHEN (blue) are harder to group than BAROQUE, COMPLEX, ELABORATE and INVOLVED (green) seems unlikely.
Anyway, that aside this is a relatively standard Connections game. And, unusually, one where I genuinely did find all four answers, although I didn't spot the connection between the purple group until I only had those four words left.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Sunday, 9 June, game #364)
- YELLOW: FEELING SOME TYPE OF WAY BITTER, SALTY, SORE, UPSET
- GREEN: THROW HERE AND THERE PEPPER, SCATTER, SPRINKLE, STREW
- BLUE: ___ POTATO BAKED, COUCH, HOT, SWEET
- PURPLE: THINGS WITH LAYERS CAKE, EARTH, ONION, PLYWOOD
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
