Looking for the answers to the June 2 New York Times Connections puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a brainteaser. You’re given 16 words and asked to put them into four groups that are somehow connected. Sometimes they’re obvious, but the game editor knows how to trick you by using words that can fit in more than one group.
And do you also play Wordle? We’ve got today’s Wordle answer and hints, too.
We’ve also got some tips for Strands, a new game from the Times that’s still in beta.
Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Those who go along.
Green group hint: Ways to profit from a business.
Blue group hint: Seattle or Minneapolis, for example.
Purple group hint: Meanings for a word rhyming with rigs.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Conformists.
Green group: Company ownership offers.
Blue group: US cities.
Purple group: What “digs” might mean.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: The Entire Alphabet Ranked by Letter Popularity
What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is conformists. The four words are followers, lemmings, puppets and sheep.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is company ownership offers. The four words are equity, options, shares and stocks.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is US cities. The four words are Billings, Buffalo, Mobile and Phoenix.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is what “digs” might mean. The four words are apartment, insults, likes and shovels.
How to play Connections
Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four. Click on the four words you think go together. The groups are coded by color, though you don’t know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is the easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is the toughest. Look at the words carefully, and think about related terms. Sometimes the connection has to do with just a part of the word. Once, four words were grouped because each started with the name of a rock band, including “Rushmore” and “Journeyman.”