NYT Connections Hints for Monday, June 3, 2024: Solutions Revealed
If you're searching for the solution to the Connections puzzle on Monday, June 3, 2024, keep reading. I'll help you with some clues, hints, and strategies, and eventually reveal the answers to all four categories. Along the way, I'll explain the meanings of trickier words and show how everything connects. Warning: there are spoilers for June 3, NYT Connections #358 ahead! Proceed if you want to get a heads-up on the hints (and then the answers) for today's Connections game.
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Below, I've provided some cryptic clues for the themes of today's Connections, so you can have a smoother journey. And later on, you'll find the complete answers. Just scroll slowly and pick up the hints you need:
- Yellow category - This is a service you'd typically seek out to achieve silky, bare skin.
- Green category - In this context, you might do this to a long lock of hair, a string, or fishing line.
- Blue category - All these items share a common feature in their structure.
- Purple category - There's a missing letter in this fill-in-the-blank.
BEWARE: Spoilers are coming!
We're now about to unveil the answers to today's Connections puzzle. Tread carefully if you don't want the entire solution revealed. (The full solution is a bit further down.)
A quick tip about the challenging parts
If you understand the terminology used in Google Sheets, you'll find today's blue category a breeze.
Be wary of confusing HONEYCOMB and WAX, as they don't connect in this context.
Be aware that WIND is used as a verb in this puzzle rather than a noun for a breeze.
A surprising fact I learned: "b-school" is a common shorthand for business school. It might come in handy.
The categories in today's Connections game
- Yellow: Methods for removing body hair, such as LASER, PLUCK, THREAD, or WAX.
- Green: Actions involving twisting something, like COIL, SPOOL, WIND, or WRAP.
- Blue: Items made of cells, including HONEYCOMB, ORGANISM, SOLAR PANEL, and SPREADSHEET.
- Purple: A word with a missing letter that can fit the blank in B-___.
SPOILER ALERT: The solutions to today's Connections puzzle
Are you ready to discover the answers to today's Connections game? Here they are.
What are the yellow words in today's Connections?
The most straightforward category in today's game is yellow. The theme for this group is roughly REMOVE, AS BODY HAIR, so the words are LASER, PLUCK, THREAD, WAX.
What are the green words in today's Connections?
The second-easiest category, green, has the theme of TWIST AROUND and consists of COIL, SPOOL, WIND, and WRAP.
What are the blue words in today's Connections?
The second-toughest group, blue, revolves around THINGS MADE OF CELLS, which includes HONEYCOMB, ORGANISM, SOLAR PANEL, and SPREADSHEET.
What are the purple words in today's Connections?
The hardest group, purple, has the theme B-___. The words are BALL, MOVIE, SCHOOL, and VITAMIN.
How I tackled today's Connections
HONEYCOMB and ORGANISM both seem to involve cells, so that makes sense for the blue category. SOLAR PANEL and SPREADSHEET are also something created of cells, so these words also fit.
I noticed several words related to tightly winding or wrapping things: COIL, SPOOL, WIND, and WRAP. These words seem to fit together.
PLUCK stands out as a method of hair removal, along with LASER, THREAD, and WAX.
The options for the purple category seem to involve the letter "B" in various contexts. Perhaps B-SCHOOL is a common abbreviation for business school, making it an interesting connector with BALL, VITAMIN B, and a poor-quality movie, aka a B-MOVIE. 🟩
How to play Connections
I've written a comprehensive guide on how to play Connections, but as a quick summary:
- Read the game's instructions.
- Identify the four categories.
- Decide on the given theme for each category.
- Group the words that match the theme.
- Connect the unrelated themes to find the day's words.
- Have fun! 🙂
Initially, you need to locate the Connections game, either on the New York Times website or through their app, previously known as the Crossword app. The game contains a board holding 16 tiles, each having a word or phrase. The main objective is to pinpoint a set of four tiles that shared some similarity. At times, they might all represent the same object type (for instance: WET, ICY, FREEZE, and FROZE are forms of cold weather), while in other scenarios, a clear association exists through wordplay (such as LIST, FUNCTION, REMARKS, and EAT).
Select four picks and click on the Submit button. In case of a correct answer, the category and color will display. (Yellow is the simplest, followed by green, then blue, and ultimately purple.) If your guess turns out to be inaccurate, you'll get another opportunity to try.
You win when successfully categorizing all four sets. However, if you lose via four wrong tries, the game ceases and the answer keys emerge.
Strategies to Ace Connections
The significant guideline to win Connections is understanding the complicated nature of the groupings. Look for overlapping themes. For instance, a puzzle appeared to encompass six breakfast foods: BACON, EGG, PANCAKE, OMELET, WAFFLE, and CEREAL. Nonetheless, BACON actually belonged to a painter group including CLOSE, MUNCH, and WHISTLER, while EGG belonged to a group of items associated with a dozen, which included JUROR, ROSE, and MONTH. Thus, wait till your chosen group solely consists of these four elements before tapping 'submit'.
If perplexed, explore words that appear to have no connection to the others. If, while viewing WHISTLER, you solely think of the painting referred to as "Whistler's Mother," you could be onto something. Upon solving that issue, I had to consult whether Close was a painter, as Close didn't fit any evident themes.
An additional way to win when confused is to consider reading a few practical tips. Hence, we provide such guidance each day. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the next puzzle solution!
