Here's another easier Connections puzzle for us to tackle. Not easy as such – but easier. You may still need hints, though, so read on if that's the case.
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.
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NYT Connections today (game #382) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- BOND
- WING
- RUSH
- KISSES
- HUNT
- LEAF
- SEARCH
- PARTY
- ALWAYS
- CAMP
- YOURS
- MINE
- CHASE
- SIDE
- QUEST
- LOVE
NYT Connections today (game #382) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Follow them!
- Green: I <heart> you
- Blue: Sub-group
- Purple: All that glitters
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 #382) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PURSUIT
- GREEN: ROMANTIC LETTER SIGN-OFFS
- BLUE: GROUP WITHIN A GROUP
- PURPLE: GOLD ___
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #382) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #382, are…
- 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
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 1 mistake
Though I made one mistake here, it should probably have been zero – because all four of these Connections groups are relatively straightforward, with three of them being simple synonyms and only the hardest purple collection being a more complicated missing word variety.
I completed green first, with those letter sign-offs standing out fairly quickly. Yellow, for pursuit, followed soon after, but as is typically the case I then stalled a little with the hardest two groups left. I decided to focus on BOND, because it's not a common word, and the association with money led me to gold, and thereafter LEAD, MINE and RUSH.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, 26 June, game #381)
- YELLOW: ARMY RANKS CAPTAIN, GENERAL, MAJOR, PRIVATE
- GREEN: PLACE TO PLUG SOMETHING IN JACK, OUTLET, PORT, SOCKET
- BLUE: CONSUMER DESIRE, COLLECTIVELY APPETITE AUDIENCE DEMAND MARKET
- PURPLE: ___ AD ATTACK, PERSONAL, POP-UP, WANT
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.
