Does that fact that I failed today's Connections imply it's more difficult? Or is it simply that I am having a very bad week? You'll have to decide for yourself, once you've played.
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 #375) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- FLY
- NAIL
- SINK
- SINKER
- WASHER
- DRYER
- BUG
- SCREW
- MIRROR
- BOLT
- LINE
- CHAIR
- HOOK
- STRIKE
- NUT
- ROD
NYT Connections today (game #375) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: DIY essentials
- Green: Got your tackle?
- Blue: Short back and sides
- Purple: Sheet or fork__
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 #375) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BITS OF HARDWARE
- GREEN: FISHING GEAR
- BLUE: HAIR SALON FIXTURES
- PURPLE: LIGHTNING ___
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #375) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #375, are…
- YELLOW: BITS OF HARDWARE NAIL, NUT, SCREW, WASHER
- GREEN: FISHING GEAR FLY, HOOK, LINE, SINKER
- BLUE: HAIR SALON FIXTURES CHAIR, DRYER, MIRROR, SINK
- PURPLE: LIGHTNING ___ BOLT, BUG, ROD, STRIKE
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Fail
Either Connections has been a lot tougher this week or I have completely lost my mojo. Maybe both. For the third day in four I failed to solve the game, and this was my worst performance yet, in that I failed to come up with a single answer.
I'm going to blame the NYT's subterfuge for some of it; that first yellow group could easily have included ROD, BOLT and maybe HOOK as part of it. The 'bits of hardware' answer is annoyingly vague: a BOLT is a piece of hardware in the same way as a SCREW is. Similarly, a ROD is obviously a piece of fishing gear, so could/should have gone in green. Yes, I know that part of the challenge is in working out which words go where, but the choices here seem arbitrary. Equally, I could just be grouchy because I didn't solve it. Hopefully you did.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, 19 June, game #374)
- YELLOW: PURSUIT CHASE, HUNT, QUEST, SEARCH
- GREEN: ROMANTIC LETTER SIGN-OFFS ALWAYS, KISSES, LOVE, YOURS
- BLUE: GROUP WITHIN A GROUP CAMP, PARTY, SIDE, WING
- PURPLE: GOLD ___ BOND, LEAF, MINE, RUSH
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.
