For today’s Connections, there are a lot of interesting and fun word combinations. It may not be the most challenging puzzle this week, but it does have some tricks that you will want to be prepared for. Use our guide to get some tips and tricks, as well as full spoilers if needed.
If you have already finished today’s Connections puzzle, you may want to check out the NYT’s Spelling Bee game. It is full of cute honeycomb imagery but filled with the intensity of all your favorite word puzzles from the New York Times. If you love finding all the words you can, this is the puzzle for you.
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Today’s Connections Category Hints
JUNE 21 #375
For those looking for a nudge in the right direction, we have all the categories for today already listed in the table below. Otherwise, scroll on to find the full spoiler answers.
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AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES |
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APPROVAL |
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TYPES OF COME-FROM-BEHIND STORIES |
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BEGINNING WITH SYNONYMS FOR REAR END |
Today’s Connections Answers
JUNE 21 #375
Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained
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AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES |
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FERRIS WHEEL |
MERRY-GO-ROUND |
ROLLER COASTER |
TILT-A-WHIRL |
This was a very fun and enjoyable category. As soon as we saw MERRY-GO-ROUND we knew what category this likely referred to. Seeing ROLLER COASTER and FERRIS WHEEL confirmed this bias, and it was not that long before we spotted TILT-A-WHIRL. As summer begins in full swing, amusement parks are too and Connections has caught on.
Green Answers: Revealed & Explained
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APPROVAL |
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CLEARANCE |
GO-AHEAD |
GREEN LIGHT |
THUMBS-UP |
This one we felt fairly good about. CLEARANCE and GREEN LIGHT both felt natural together, and THUMBS-UP was also close synonym that felt like it belonged. GO-AHEAD was the last one we added, mostly because it felt a little odd in this group. However, once we realized it we knew it had to be this word as opposed to any others.
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Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained
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TYPES OF COME-FROM-BEHIND STORIES |
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CINDERELLA |
DAVID-AND-GOLIATH |
RAGS-TO-RICHES |
UNDERDOG |
The amount of hyphens in today’s Connections was a bit surprising, and we got one wrong guess when we just put all the hyphens together. However, once we looked at RAGS-TO-RICHES and CINDERELLA, things began clicking. UNDERDOG and DAVID-AND-GOLIATH both fit very naturally into this category, especially with the other words left.
Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained
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BEGINNING WITH SYNONYMS FOR REAR END |
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BUMPER-TO-BUMPER |
BUTTERMILK |
RUMPELSTILTSKIN |
TAILGATE |
These were the only words left for us and it’s a bit of an odd mix. RUMPELSTILTSKIN certainly belongs in the same genre category as CINDERELLA, as both are fairy tales, and the others felt disconnected. Finding out the actual category had us looking a little skeptically at the NYT as it seem like an odd choice, but it does work to a point anyway.
Other Games Like Connections
Once you have submitted your Connections answers and kept up your streak, you can then go and do something else amusing. If you decide to go stand in line for more roller coasters, take one of the games in the box below with you on your phone to keep you from getting board.
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How To Play |
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Wordle (NYT) |
Solve a random five-letter word by using color clues. Every Wordle answer can be found in our daily updated list. |
Yes |
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Very similar to Wordle, where players change the number of letters in the word. |
Yes |
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Create a password in this ever-changing, not-so-simple game. You can find some helpful tips in our Password Game guide. |
Yes |
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Name a country based only on its silhouette, and a few geographical hints. |
Yes |
Connections
- Released
- June 12, 2023
- Developer(s)
- The New York Times Company
- Publisher(s)
- The New York Times Company
- Genre(s)
- ESRB
- Platform(s)
- Web Browser , Mobile