The final Connections game of the week is a bit easier than some of the recent examples. That doesn't make it easy, of course – so if you think you might need some hints, simply scroll down for my offerings.
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 #376) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- CINDERELLA
- TAILGATE
- GREEN LIGHT
- RUMPELSTILTSKIN
- FERRIS WHEEL
- BUMPER-TO-BUMPER
- DAVID-AND-GOLIATH
- THUMBS-UP
- BUTTERMILK
- RAGS-TO-RICHES
- MERRY-GO-ROUND
- CLEARANCE
- UNDERDOG
- TILT-A-WHIRL
- GO-AHEAD
- ROLLER COASTER
NYT Connections today (game #376) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Thrill providers
- Green: Yes you can
- Blue: The hair and the tortoise would be one
- Purple: Start at the end
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 #376) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES
- GREEN: APPROVAL
- BLUE: TYPES OF COME-FROM-BEHIND STORIES
- PURPLE: BEGINNING WITH SYNONYMS FOR REAR END
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #376) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #376, are…
- YELLOW: AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES FERRIS WHEEL, MERRY-GO-ROUND, ROLLER COASTER, TILT-A-WHIRL
- GREEN: APPROVAL CLEARANCE, GO-AHEAD, GREEN LIGHT, THUMBS-UP
- BLUE: TYPES OF COME-FROM-BEHIND STORIES CINDERELLA, DAVID-AND-GOLIATH, RAGS-TO-RICHES, UNDERDOG
- PURPLE: BEGINNING WITH SYNONYMS FOR REAR END BUMPER-TO-BUMPER, BUTTERMILK, RUMPELSTILTSKIN, TAILGATE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
There are lots of long answers in today's NYT Connections, which may have made the task easier because there are simply fewer ways in which those complex terms can be used. If you take something like DAVID-AND-GOLIATH or BUMPER-TO-BUMPER there's not a lot of ambiguity about what it might refer to, unlike several other recent games (I'm looking at you, NAIL/BOLT/SCREW etc yesterday).
This was therefore the easiest Connections game I've played in the past week. I solved all four in double-quick time, with no pauses for thought and no mistakes. If only they were all so simple, eh?
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Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, 20 June, game #375)
- YELLOW: BITS OF HARDWARE NAIL, NUT, SCREW, WASHER
- GREEN: FISHING GEAR FLY, HOOK, LINE, SINKER
- BLUE: HAIR SALON FIXTURES CHAIR, DRYER, MIRROR, SINK
- PURPLE: LIGHTNING ___ BOLT, BUG, ROD, STRIKE
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.