Today’s Connections Hints & Answers For June 28, 2024 (Puzzle #382)

In Connections, there are often definitions of words you might be unfamiliar with, and that could well be the case in today’s puzzle. This puzzle employs connecting different words for the same objects but from different dialects of English instead of other types of synonyms. This can make it hard if you have not been exposed to dialects from other countries or known what was being said when you were.

If you like playing with words in Connections, you might also enjoy playing with words in Letter Boxed. It is another NYT puzzle where you have to connect letters to make words around a box without landing on the same side twice in a row. It can be quite tricky but that also makes it very rewarding when you get it right.

Today’s Connections Category Hints

JUNE 28 #382

Simply knowing the categories can go a long way toward figuring out a puzzle, and for those that only need that nudge, we have all the categories listed here without answers so you can figure it out yourself. For others, the answers are listed down below.

Today’s Connections Answers

JUNE 28 #382

Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained

This one was quite fun and reminded us of all the bags we have collected over the years. A CLUTCH for a night out, a TOTE for bringing home groceries or taking towels to the beach, a MESSENGER bag to take your laptop to school, and a SATCHEL, for when you have no idea what kind of bag it actually is.

Green Answers: Revealed & Explained

LICENSE seems to be an odd way to describe Wiggle Room when the biggest cultural reference is “license to kill.” That’s two James Bond references in a row for us since one appeared in yesterday’s puzzle as well. However, it does make sense that it belongs in this category, but maybe the category itself could be worded better. That being said LICENSE and SLACK even in this context do not seem to have the same definition, so perhaps that was the issue.

Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained

Perhaps it’s just us, but WORD does not really seem to fit with the others in this category. Or perhaps we have just never heard WORD used to prompt someone to continue. CUE, PROMPT, and SIGNAL feel very clearly connected. And, while WORD does have a definition that means “command or password” that does just feel a little different. Perhaps it’s because it is strictly used as a noun, whereas the others can be used as either a noun or a verb.

Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained

This one is where dialects get involved, although that can be the case for the Types of Bags category as well. DRAWER is not used in every dialect of English to describe underwear, although BOXERS and BRIEFS are often used to distinguish different types of them. It’s a little challenging because SLACK could fit here, so if you did not know DRAWER has that meaning you might get caught out.

Other Games Like Connections

Once you are done contemplating what the word WORD means, you can continue down the rabbit hole by trying the other word-based games listed below.