Another week, another set of Connections puzzles from the NYT to test your wits. Today's is a difficult one (when are they not?), so read on if you need some hints.
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 #372) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- FIX
- SHIP
- HOLE
- STAIN
- TEMPERATURE
- LINER
- ANGLE
- SPOT
- BALM
- EDUCATION
- SEND
- CRIME
- CORNER
- GLOSS
- POST
NYT Connections today (game #372) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: You'll need a stamp too
- Green: Mouth makeup
- Blue: In trouble
- Purple: Can all be measured in one way
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 #372) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: DELIVER, AS A PACKAGE
- GREEN: KINDS OF LIP MAKEUP
- BLUE: PREDICAMENT
- PURPLE: MEASURED IN DEGREES
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #372) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #372, are…
- YELLOW: DELIVER, AS A PACKAGE MAIL, POST, SEND, SHIP
- GREEN: KINDS OF LIP MAKEUP BALM, GLOSS, LINER, STAIN
- BLUE: PREDICAMENT CORNER, FIX, HOLE, SPOT
- PURPLE: MEASURED IN DEGREES ANGLE, CRIME, EDUCATION, TEMPERATURE
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Fail
This is my first Connections failure in weeks, and I'm kinda annoyed about it. No, scratch that – I'm furious at myself, and a little miffed at the NYT.
I don't want this to sound like sour grapes, because I probably should have solved the blue 'predicament' group, which wasn't exactly impossible. However, the purple one is just stupid. How is EDUCATION 'measured in degrees'? Yes, a degree is a qualification in higher education – but it's not a measurement. Merriam-Webster defines a degree, as it relates to education, as "a title conferred on students by a college, university, or professional school on completion of a program of study." It's not a measurement. Or am I missing something?
That said, I made hard work of the other three groups too, so ultimately I have nobody to blame but myself. This was a hard puzzle, but it wasn't impossible. I'll chalk this one down as a bad day.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Sunday, 16 June, game #371)
- YELLOW: CURRENT SITUATION CONDITION, FORM, SHAPE, STATE
- GREEN: REMOTE RURAL AREA BUSH, COUNTRY, STICKS, WOODS
- BLUE: CLASSIC LAWN ORNAMENTS FLAMINGO, FOUNTAIN, GNOME, PINWHEEL
- PURPLE: ___ TALE FAIRY, FISH, FOLK, TALL
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.
