Looking for the answers to the June 22 New York Times Connections puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test and 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 today’s answers for Strands, a new game from the Times that’s still in beta, and some tips for how to play that game.
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: Sequence.
Green group hint: Fore!
Blue group hint: Scary cinema.
Purple group hint: Best of the wurst.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: One thing after another.
Green group: Kinds of golf clubs.
Blue group: Horror movies, with “the.”
Purple group: Words for sausage.
What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is one thing after another. The four answers are chain, train, series and string.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is kinds of golf clubs. The four answers are driver, iron, wedge and wood.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is horror movies, with “the.” The four answers are Birds, Fog, Omen and Ring.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is words for sausage. The four answers are brat, dog, frank and link.
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.”