I didn't particularly enjoy the final NYT Connections puzzle of the week, but that might just be me. Give it a go and see what you think.
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.
Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief and has been obsessed with Wordle and its ilk for more than two years. He's authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar, including a daily today's Wordle answer column and a detailed analysis of the most common letters in Wordle in every position. He's also played every Wordle ever and only lost once and yes, he takes it all too seriously.
NYT Connections today (game #369) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- YANKEE
- PAPER
- DEPUTY
- FLAMINGO
- ERASER
- SILVER MEDAL
- BUBBLE GUM
- REPORT
- PENCIL
- VICTOR
- DEREK JETER
- HOTEL
- ESSAY
- FOXTROT
- CARNATION
- ARTICLE
NYT Connections today (game #369) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Things you write
- Green: All one color
- Blue: Alfa, Bravo, Charlie
- Purple: 1+1
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 #369) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
- GREEN: THINGS THAT ARE PINK
- BLUE: NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET
- PURPLE: ASSOCIATED WITH #2
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #369) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #369, are…
- YELLOW: WRITING ASSIGNMENTS ARTICLE, ESSAY, PAPER, REPORT
- GREEN: THINGS THAT ARE PINK BUBBLE GUM, CARNATION, ERASER, FLAMINGO
- BLUE: NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET FOXTROT, HOTEL, VICTOR, YANKEE
- PURPLE: ASSOCIATED WITH #2 DEPUTY, DEREK JETER, PENCIL, SILVER MEDAL
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Two mistakes
If anyone from the NYT is reading this today (unlikely, admittedly), I have a question: what is the connection between PENCIL and #2? Another one that I have is 'Who is DEREK JETER?', but apparently he's well known in one country, which seemingly makes it fair inclusion for the New York Times. I also wasn't massively happy with ERASER being in the THINGS THAT ARE PINK group, because erasers can be many colors and indeed often aren't pink these days.
Apart from all of those criticisms, it's all good here. Bah!
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, 13 June, game #368)
- YELLOW: ENJOY APPRECIATE, DIG, FANCY, LIKE
- GREEN: BLOCKBUSTER HIT, SENSATION, SMASH, SUCCESS
- BLUE: CAMPAIGN SWAG BUTTON, HAT, SHIRT, STICKER
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “COPY” CAT, EDITOR, PASTE, THAT
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.
