I suffered my second successive loss today – so if you think it'll be a cinch, let that be a lesson to you. Or maybe I'm just terrible at this game; possibly that. Either way, there are some hints below if you need them.
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 #373) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- POWER
- CASINO
- UMBRELLA
- CHERRY
- DIAMONDS
- SWORD
- SHIELD
- TOMORROW
- OLIVE
- MENU
- QUANTUM
- SCREEN
- BLOCK
- VOLUME
- COVER
- CHANNEL
NYT Connections today (game #373) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Press to view
- Green: Ways to stop you seeing something
- Blue: Cocktail accoutrements?
- Purple: 007 openers
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 #373) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS
- GREEN: HIDE FROM VIEW
- BLUE: DRINK GARNISHES
- PURPLE: FIRST WORD IN BOND MOVIE TITLES
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #373) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #373, are…
- YELLOW: REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS CHANNEL, MENU, POWER, VOLUME
- GREEN: HIDE FROM VIEW BLOCK, COVER, SCREEN, SHIELD
- BLUE: DRINK GARNISHES CHERRY, OLIVE, SWORD, UMBRELLA
- PURPLE: FIRST WORD IN BOND MOVIE TITLES CASINO, DIAMONDS, QUANTUM, TOMORROW
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Fail
What an absolute mess. You know how sometimes you're just not 'on' it? Well, that was me today. My brain was fuzzy, the result of a very poor night's sleep, and I simply could not get my head round these words. The result: a second loss in a row for me, and deservedly so.
It's not monumentally difficult – tricky, sure, but it still should have been solvable, particularly once I got the 'Bond movie titles' group, supposedly the hardest, on my first guess. I followed up with yellow, 'Remote control buttons', but somehow couldn't assemble one more group from the remaining eight options. I have no excuse or explanations, I was simply off my game for a second day in succession.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, 17 June, game #372)
- YELLOW: DELIVER, AS A PACKAGE MAIL, POST, SEND, SHIP
- GREEN: KINDS OF LIP MAKEUP BALM, GLOSS, LINER, STAIN
- BLUE: PREDICAMENT CORNER, FIX, HOLE, SPOT
- PURPLE: MEASURED IN DEGREES ANGLE, CRIME, EDUCATION, TEMPERATURE
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.
