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Hints for Connections #385
- One group contains words for an old saying.
- Another group names sources of grill fuel.
- Watch for a familiar tree-related decoy among the words.
Full Connections answers for June 30, 2024
Spoilers below.
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| OLD SAYING | ADAGE, CHESTNUT, MAXIM, SAW |
| GRILL FUEL SOURCES | CHARCOAL, ELECTRIC, GAS, WOOD |
| TREES | ASH, CHERRY, EBONY, GUM |
| HOT TUB COMPONENTS | FILTER, HEATER, JET, PUMP |
Why the word overlaps are tricky
CHESTNUT belongs with old sayings
CHESTNUT can look like a tree answer, but here it means a familiar or repeated saying. It groups with ADAGE, MAXIM, and SAW; ASH, CHERRY, EBONY, and GUM make up the tree group.
HEATER is not a grill fuel
HEATER may draw attention to heat, but it belongs with FILTER, JET, and PUMP as a hot-tub component. The grill-fuel group is CHARCOAL, ELECTRIC, GAS, and WOOD.
How Connections works
The puzzle presents 16 words to sort into four groups of four. The answer guides for this puzzle describe a four-mistake limit, so a tempting overlap can make a plausible grouping costly. These solutions are for the historical June 30, 2024 puzzle, not the current daily puzzle.
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Sources
- TechRadar’s June 30 Connections guide, published June 29, 2024, with the word list, hints, answers, and solving narrative.
- Try Hard Guides’ June 30, 2024 answers, which gives the same groups and rules.
- SolveWordGames’ Sunday, June 30, 2024 guide, which identifies the puzzle as #385 and lists its answers.
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